Police must increase their use of stop and search to tackle knife crime rather than “appease” campaign groups who claim it is discriminatory, the policing minister has said. Writing in The ...
Police have been urged to increase their use of ‘stop and search’, with the policing minister Chris Philp insisting it is a ‘vital tool’ and not discriminatory. Mr Philp, the MP for Croydon in south ...
In 2010-11, 1.2 million stop and search instances occurred. But in 2017-18, 279,728 occurred. Writing in the Telegraph, Philp said: "The police must use the powers available to them without fear ...
Although stops and searches have increased from a low of 280,000 in 2017 after successive home secretaries reversed the restrictions, they have continued to drop in the Metropolitan Police to ...
The Police must stop attempting to "appease" campaign groups and increase their use of stop and search powers to tackle knife crime.Policing Minister Chris Philp has argued the practice is a ...
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