• The Equality Duty
• Equality Information
• Easy to Read Information
• Disability Symbol User
• Welsh Language
• Hate Crime
• Human Rights
• Stop and Search
  • What is a stop and account?
  • What is a stop and search?
  • Where can searches be carried out?
  • Why might I be stopped and searched?
  • What isn't a stop and search?
  • Who can 'stop and search' you?
  • How should a stop and search be carried out?
  • What will I be asked to remove?
  • What is recorded and your right to a receipt
  • What can you do if you are unhappy about how you were treated?
• Equality Impact Assessments

How should a stop and search be carried out?

Before you and your vehicle are searched, the officer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that you understand:

• that you must stay and be searched;
• what law they are using;
• their name and/or identification number;
• the police station they work from;
• why they stopped you;
• what they are looking for; and
• your right to a record of the search or a receipt.

If you are being searched under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and Section 47A of the Terrorism Act 2000 you will be told that the use of the power has been authorised for that locality and time period.

The officer will try and get your co-operation for the search, but may use reasonable force if necessary.

Searches will normally be carried out close to where you were stopped.

You should only be detained for as long as necessary to carry out the search.  Extensive searches must only be carried out when the circumstances suggest it is necessary.