Police Powers- Stop and Search

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  • Created by: Eleanor
  • Created on: 18-10-14 12:39

1. What did S115 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 add to the list of prohibited articles?

  • Fireworks in a child's possession and anyone other than a professional in the possession of a category 4 firework
  • Matchsticks
  • Aerosols
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2. Which act added criminal damage to the list of offences prohibited articles are adapted for?

  • S1 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and it added spray paints and graffiti tools.
  • Criminal Damage Act 2003

3. What is a prohibited article?

  • An offence weapon or sharp objects or articles made/adapted for use with burglary, theft or taking a motor vehicle without consent.
  • Something that doesn't go with the person's outfit

4. What does section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 say?

  • If authorised by senior officer, stop and searches can be carried out in the anticipation of violence. This does not require any reasonable suspicion but is restricted to a set area and for a certain period of time
  • Searches in the anticipation of violence cannot take place

5. Which common law case shows the importance of giving all the necessary information before carrying out a search?

  • Osman v DPP (1999).
  • Bibby v Chief Constable Essex Police 2000
  • Osman v Chief Constable Essex Police 2000

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