Police officers should not be allowed to stop someone solely on the “smell of cannabis” in stop and searches, the police watchdog for England and Wales has advised. The report from the Independent ...

Police in Northern Ireland have one of the highest rates of using stop and search in the UK but the lowest arrest rate, according to an investigation by VICE World News and The Detail. New figures and ...

The Metropolitan Police published a new charter on Thursday governing stop and search tactics. The charter guides how the police force should use the tactic. The charter commits the Met to developing ...

Recently, Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken told police officers they should not stop vehicles on the road to check whether they possess the relevant documentation. These statements were supported ...

Many view stop and search as an important police tactic in the fight against crime in England and Wales. Increased numbers of stop and search have recently been linked to reduced stabbings and murders ...

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - For British police, the stop and search tactic is a vital tool in its fight against drugs and knife crime, and the government says its use should be ramped up. But for many ...