Unlawful use of stop and search

Good article from The Times (that doesn’t appear to be behind the paywall) on the apparent misuse of stop and search under s44 Terrorism Act 2000 powers in thousands of cases. I’ve blogged on this before and this article provides more great discussion material on police powers and the need to balance effective policing with civil liberties.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are now calls for reform of s44 from Lord Carlile, particularly given that the ECHR has ruled its use unlawful.