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Public Order Act
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
06.09.2023
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
Public Order Act 2023 factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the new stop and search powers under the Public Order Act 2023.
factsheet
11.07.2023
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
Use of force factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police tactic
factsheet
04.11.2022
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
Stop and account factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police power
factsheet
14.09.2022
Traffic stops (vehicle stops) factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police power
factsheet
24.08.2022
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
Terrorism Act 2000 search powers factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police power
factsheet
08.08.2022
PACE section 1 search powers factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police power
factsheet
22.07.2022
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
CJPOA section 60 search powers factsheet
Our factsheet provides the law, the history, and the statistics behind the police power
factsheet
01.11.2021
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