In January 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) updated its Searching, Screening and Confiscation guidance for head teachers, school staff and governing bodies. This advice applies to all schools in England and sets out the power schools have when searching and screening pupils, and their right to confiscate prohibited items found during the searches.
“Prohibited items” include: knives or weapons, alcohol, illegal drugs, stolen items, tobacco and cigarette papers, fireworks, pornographic images, any item the school policy specifies as banned, and any item that a member of staff reasonably suspects has been, or is likely to be, used to either commit an offence, injure a person or damage property.
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