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Consultation responses

Official responses and submissions to consultations from government departments, policing bodies, and more

StopWatch's 'Serious Disruption' Written Evidence

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the Police Powers Unit and Public Safety Group on 'serious disruption' under the Public Order Act 1986

StopWatch's Territorial Support Group Written Evidence

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee Investigation into the Metropolitan Police Territorial Support Group

StopWatch's Crime and Policing Bill Written Evidence

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the Public Bill Committee on the Crime and Policing Bill

StopWatch's 2025 consultation response to the Police Race Action Plan

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the National Police Chiefs' Council's second consultation on the Police Race Action Plan

StopWatch's consultation response on police inspections

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' policing inspection programme and framework consultation

StopWatch's consultation response on data-driven technologies

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the College of Policing's data ethics and data-driven technologies authorised professional practice consultation

StopWatch's consultation response to the Police Race Action Plan

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the National Police Chiefs' Council's consultation on the Police Race Action Plan

StopWatch responds to Home Office consultation on strip searches of children (Codes H and I)

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the Home Office's consultation on changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Codes H and I

StopWatch responds to Home Office consultation on strip searches of children (Codes A and C)

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the Home Office's consultation on changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Codes A and C

StopWatch responds to Home Office consultation - changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to the Home Office's consultation on changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

StopWatch response to Swift. Certain. Tough. New Consequences for drug possession white paper

Our response to the Home Office's white paper which outlines a demand reduction strategy to tackle current levels of recreational drug use across the United Kingdom

StopWatch response to 'Consultation on the Redesign of the Crime Survey for England and Wales'

Our response to the Office for National Statistics consultation on how questions are set for the national crime survey

StopWatch response to 'Extraction of information from electronic devices: code of practice' consultation

Our response to the consultation 'on a draft code of practice containing guidance about the powers in sections 37(1) and 41(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022'

StopWatch response to 'Data: A new direction' consultation

Our response to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport's consultation 'on reforms to create an ambitious, pro-growth and innovation-friendly data protection regime that underpins the trustworthy use of data'

StopWatch response to College of Policing consultation 'Use of handcuffs: Proposed addition to APP on stop and search'

StopWatch response to the stakeholder consultation on handcuffing expresses concern over the lack of accountability for improper use of the tactic

StopWatch response to HMICFRS’s 2021/22 policing inspection programme

Our response to the consultation on the policing inspection programme and framework run by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

StopWatch and Release’s response to the Home Office’s proposed revisions to ‘Best Use of Stop and Search’

It is apparent to StopWatch and Release the poor treatment of campaign and community groups received by the Home Office cannot be regarded as an inclusive and extensive public consultation.

Notting Hill Carnival consultation: StopWatch and Release response

The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee has launched an investigation into the policing and security arrangements of the Notting Hill Carnival. StopWatch and Release share our response here

College of Policing stop and search guidance: StopWatch consultation response

StopWatch offers feedback on the strengths and areas for improvement in the latest guidance from the Royal College of Policing for stop and search training