Written Question·Home Office·UIN 86167
Stop and Search
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of stop and searches resulted in the seizure of a weapon in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer
Sarah JonesCode A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) governs the use of stop and search powers. Guidance on the use of stop and search is also issued to forces by the College of Policing in its Authorised Professional Practice.Stop and search is an ...
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