Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 41
41
Deferred
Paragraph: 97
Stop and search powers remain controversial, disproportionate, and lack evidence of effectiveness.
Conclusion
Use of stop and search powers is particularly controversial and has a wide-ranging impact for the Met in particular. But this is not an issue that other forces can afford to ignore. Disproportionality in stop and search across policing damages community relationships. Our report on “The Macpherson Report: twenty two years on” drew attention to the evidential gap on the effectiveness of stop and search in reducing serious violence crime. That evidence is still lacking.
Government Response Summary
The government discusses its ongoing work with police forces to maintain officer numbers following the Police Uplift Programme and to develop long-term workforce plans, which is unrelated to the committee's concerns about stop and search.
Paragraph Reference:
97
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
104. Following successful delivery of the Police Uplift Programme, the Government has continued to work with forces to support the commitment to maintain officer numbers at Uplift levels. It is important that each police force has an effective workforce plan in place, to meet current and future needs. The Home Office continues to work closely with policing partners nationally as they seek to build on the success of the Uplift in developing longer term workforce plans.