Monday 16 May 2022 12:25 AM Priti Patel to restore police stop-and-search powers to combat epidemic of ... trends now
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Police stop-and-search powers are to be restored in a bid to combat an epidemic of knife crime and violence on Britain’s streets.
Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce today that she will lift restrictions which have been in place since 2014.
It means officers will be able to carry out so-called ‘Section 60’ searches in a wider range of circumstances.
The move will be controversial because ethnic minorities are already far more likely to be stopped and searched.
But Miss Patel said the move would help police tackle knife crime and other serious violence.
Home Secretary Priti Patel (pictured last week) will announce today that she will lift restrictions on the powers which have been in place since 2014. It means officers will be able to carry out so-called ‘Section 60’ searches in a wider range of circumstances
‘The devastating impact of knife crime on families who have lost their loved one is unbearable,’ she added.
‘No one should have to endure the pain and suffering of the victims of these appalling crimes and we have a responsibility
