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StopWatch Youth Group Writes an Open Letter to the Home Secretary

Natasha Dhumma, 24 Sep 2013

As the Home Office consultation on stop and search closes today, the StopWatch Youth Group tells the Home Secretary what stop and search really means for young people and why this consultation is only the beginning. Read more »
StopWatch Response to the Home Office Consultation

StopWatch, 23 Sep 2013

Neither the Home Office nor senior police officers are exercising effective strategic oversight in the use of stop and search. Today, we submit an 80 page report to the government that reviews the law and practice on stop and search and makes wide-ranging recommendations for change. Read more »
Police and Crime Commissioners Out of Touch on Stop and Search

StopWatch, 18 Sep 2013

The Home Office consultation on Stop and Search is coming to a close next week, but what have the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) had to say on the subject? StopWatch intern, Tarik de Vries, analysed the Policing Plans for all forty-two commissioners to reveal that few have engaged with the issue. Read more »
The Home Office Stop and Search Consultation: Have Your Say!

Sondhya Gupta, 25 Jul 2013

The Home Secretary has announced a public consultation into stop and search. It’s really important that as many people, especially those with experiences of being stopped and searched, write in so that the government knows how you really feel about it, and we’re here to help you have your say! Read more »
HMIC Report on Stop and Search Out Today - StopWatch Response

Sondhya Gupta, 9 Jul 2013

StopWatch welcomes Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) national inspection of stop and search powers and calls for continued and greater scrutiny of those encounters. Read more »