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OUT OF ORDER: The rise of stop and search in civil orders legislation
Black people are subject to two thirds of Knife Crime Prevention Orders, despite representing only 4% of the population. Yet the Home Office has ‘no clear assessment’ of their impact and effectiveness on levels of crime
research
01.10.2024
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
consultation responses
07.08.2024
StopWatch's position on child stop and searches
Children should be able to live a police-free childhood as far as possible
policy
01.08.2024
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
consultation responses
20.06.2024
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
consultation responses
10.06.2024
Stop and search, the facts
Looking for information on stop and search? Read our factsheets detailing the various types of powers
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
consultation responses
31.08.2023
StopWatch's position on the section 60 stop and search pilot scheme
Commissioned findings of the Home Office's pilot portray a fundamental dishonesty in the justification of the use of the stop and search power
policy
13.07.2023
Interactive stop and search tracker
Looking for stop and search info on your local police force? Our timeseries dashboard maps out the volume, rate, and racial disparity of stop and search activity across England and Wales
SVROs: Everything you need to know
On Serious Violence Reduction Orders: what are they, what additional powers do they give police officers, and why might these new civil orders end up doing more harm than good
policy
06.04.2023
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
research
10.10.2022
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
consultation responses
22.08.2022
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'
consultation responses
19.07.2022
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'
consultation responses
22.11.2021
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
consultation responses
10.09.2021
StopWatch’s position on Serious Violence Reduction Orders
The new orders proposed in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will be neither proportionate nor likely to be effective in combating violent crime
policy
22.06.2021
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
consultation responses
26.05.2021
Mobile phone report urges police to 'Call it off'
Research finds that there is little clarity on the legality of seizing mobile phones during stop and search encounters
research
19.03.2019
The colour of injustice: ‘Race’, drugs and law enforcement in England and Wales
Black people are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs in England and Wales despite using fewer drugs than White people. Cannabis laws criminalise the Black community at disproportionate rates
research
14.10.2018
Being Matrixed – The (Over)policing of gang suspects in London
Report authored by Dr Patrick Williams, senior lecturer in criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University
research
01.08.2018
Driving While Black
StopWatch and Liberty produce report which raises concerns about racial profiling in driver-based police stops
research
13.12.2017
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
consultation responses
04.11.2016
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
consultation responses
21.06.2016
UN submission: The policing of children in England and Wales and international human rights standards
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
consultation responses
20.04.2016
StopWatch response to the Independent Advisory Group on stop and search in Scotland
StopWatch responds to the Scottish government's consultation on stop and search
consultation responses
13.07.2015
Youth voices on stop and search
Our teams of young people in Bristol, Cardiff and Wellingborough undertook research into young people's experiences of stop and search. Read about what they found in our new report
research
19.05.2015
StopWatch’s submission to the Home Office consultation on schedule 7 code of practice
Read our submission to the Home Office public consultation on a new code of practice for schedule 7
consultation responses
16.05.2014
StopWatch response to the Home Office stop and search consultation
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
consultation responses
23.09.2013
StopWatch briefing: changes to schedule 7 stops at ports
After a recent review conducted by the Home Office, the government has proposed legislative changes to schedule 7 stop, search and detention powers at UK's ports and airports
research
23.06.2013
Attitudes to police and criminal justice system: Young BME people in Avon & Somerset
Black South West Network, supported by the Black Training and Enterprise Group, publish report on the attitudes of young BME people in Avon and Somerset to the police and criminal justice system
research
17.06.2013
StopWatch submission to the Home Office review of schedule 7
StopWatch recently submitted a response to the Home Office review of schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act (2000).
consultation responses
12.12.2012
StopWatch responds to HMIC consultation - framework and plan 2012/13
Read StopWatch's full and detailed response to HMIC framework and plan for 2012/13
consultation responses
18.05.2012
StopWatch responds to Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the riots
Responses submitted by both StopWatch policy and StopWatch youth groups
policy
12.09.2011
New EHRC report looks at the impact of counter-terrorism measures on Muslim communities
This independent, qualitative research examines the diverse experiences of Muslims on the street and in the community, at ports and airports, and in mosques, schools and universities, as a result of counter terrorism measures
research
13.06.2011
StopWatch responds to the PACE code of practice
StopWatch submitted a response to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice A
policy
03.11.2010