Campaigners have called for a crackdown on stop-and-search powers amid fears they could be extended under a controversial policing Bill.
A year on from the death of George Floyd in the US, there have been demands for an overhaul of the stop-and-search policy in the UK which allow police to search people and vehicles for drugs or weapons without a warrant.
Thousands of people in the UK took part in protests prompted by Mr Floyd’s murder on May 25 last year.
The killing of the African American man by a white police officer also reignited the debate on the use of stop and search by British law enforcement, amid concerns people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds were being disproportionately targeted.
Calls for review of police stop-and-search powers
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Calls for review of police stop-and-search powers
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