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The police in Scotland have powers under various pieces of legislation to search individuals for prohibited items, weapons, and stolen property. This is commonly known as "stop and search". Prior to 11 May 2017, officers were able to stop and search any person who consented to a search without requiring any grounds to suspect that person of ...
Police Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poileas Alba), officially the Police Service of Scotland (Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba), [7] is the national police force of Scotland.It was formed in 2013, through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
In 2011 he returned to Central as Deputy Chief Constable and was for a while Temporary Chief Constable [5] before becoming Assistant Chief Constable (local policing, north) for the new Police Scotland. [6] In 2015 he voiced his opinion as an advocate for stricter rules on stop-and-search procedures. [7]
These powers allowed police to stop a person found 'loitering' in a public place, if they suspected they had an intention to commit an offence, rather than a belief that they had committed an offence. [11] The Scarman report found that black people were having 'stop and search' powers disproportionately used against them.
Stop and search or Stop and frisk is a term used to describe the powers of the police to search a person, place or object without first making an arrest. Examples in specific jurisdictions include: Powers of the police in England and Wales § Search without arrest in England and Wales
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The Act provides that police only have the power to stop and search any person in accordance with a legal power to do so or a warrant enabling them to do so. [8] This was enshrined in the Code of Practice on the Exercise by Constables of Powers of Stop and Search of the Person in Scotland, brought into force by section 77 of the Act on 11 May 2017.
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