Article 5 - Stop and Search A01

Question 1

legislation

Answer 1

s.1 PACE 1984 → supplemented by Code A

Question 2

Police have power to stop a person or a vehicle in a

Answer 2

Public Place

Question 3

Reasonable grounds must be that a person is in possession of:

Answer 3

• stolen goods
• prohibited articles
• drugs → Misuse of Drugs Act
• firearms → Firearms Act

Question 4

reasonable suspicion must be based on: (3 things)

Answer 4

• intelligence → CCTV, witness statements etc
• information → person in the area matching description etc
• behaviour → acting suspicious etc

Question 5

Fishing expeditions

Answer 5

Unlawful

Question 6

Police officer must give:

Answer 6

• reason why they are being stopped and searched
• officer’s name, number and station
• show ID (if not in uniform)

Question 7

police must write a record of the search including:

Answer 7

• date
• time
• place
• ethnicity/identity
• outcome
• injury or damage

Question 8

clothing items that can be removed without making the suspect move to a nearby place out of view:

Answer 8

• coat
• jacket
• gloves

Question 9

s.60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act

Answer 9

allows stop and search without suspicion in areas at risk of violence, when authorised by a senior officer

Question 10

s.44 Terrorism Act

Answer 10

grants stop and search powers without suspicion in designated areas to prevent terrorism when authorised by a senior officer

Question 11

Gillian & Quinton v UK

Answer 11

unlawful under s.44 of the Terrorism Act - lacked a reasonable belief that an act of terrorism will take place