Stop and Search Rights UK | Police Power Stop and Search for Prohibited Items | BlackBeltBarrister

You have certain rights if the police detain and search you.

The police have a power to stop and search you under various Acts of Parliament. For example there is the power to search for prohibited drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and a general power to search under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. You have certain rights if the police stop and search you for prohibited items or articles. The police must provide you with the grounds of the search, which is the reason you have been stopped and detained for the purposes of a search. The police must provide you with the object of the search, that is the item or article that the police are looking for when carrying out the search. The police must then identify themselves before carrying out the search, this may be by showing you their warrant card, providing you their identity and collar number, and, they must tell you which station they are attached to. If the offices are in plain clothes when they carry out the search they must present their warrant card to identify themselves. The police must also provide you with the legal power under which they are carrying out the search for example, as above, the power to search for drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Finally, the police must tell you that you are being detained for the purposes of a search. If the police want to search more thoroughly they may ask you to remove an outer layer of clothing, but for a more complete or, a full strip search, this must be authorised by a more senior officer (such as an inspector) and must be done away from public view and members of the opposite sex; this type of search is usually carried out in a police tent or at the police station or, in rare situations, A search may be carried out in a police van.

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