Written Question·Home Office·UIN 106825
Stop and Search: Demonstrations
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which stop and search for items related to protest is used much more frequently by some police forces than others.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Public Order Act 2023 includes stop and search powers for police to search for and seize articles related to protest-related offences.The Home Office publishes statistics on use of stop and search powers, the latest are at: Stop and search, arrests, a...
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