Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103872
Stop and Search: Ethnic Groups
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle gaps in information on the ethnicity of people stopped and searched.
Answer
Sarah JonesStop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
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