Following a consultation launched last July into stop and search, the Home Office has announced it will introduce a “Best Use of Stop and Search” scheme, which police forces can take part in voluntarily.
The government's response to the consultation reveals that participating forces will record the outcomes of searches to discover whether there is a link between the reason for the search and its outcome.
They will also introduce “lay observation policies”, whereby members of the local community can apply to accompany police officers on patrol.
In addition, forces will introduce a stop and search complaints "community trigger" whereby the police must explain to local community scrutiny groups how the powers are being used where there is a large volume of complaints.
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