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Written question asked by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 7 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 8 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Stop and Search

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop-and-searches have been made under article 60 (1) (b) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as amended by the Knives Act 1997 in each year since the entry into force of the Knives Act 1997; and how many of those stop-and-searches (a) in England, (b) in London, (c) in the Haringey basic command unit lead to an arrest.
Answer

The following table shows stops and searches under Section 60 for England and London. It is not possible to distinguish between stop and searches conducted under Section 60 (1) (a) and (b) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Figures are not available for individual basic command units in London.

Searches of persons or vehicles under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and resultant arrests
Number
Stops and searches in anticipation of violence
Total searches Number of persons found to be carrying offensive weapons or dangerous instruments Arrests for offensive weapons Arrests for other reasons
England and Wales
1999-2000 6,837 59 36 195
2000-01 11,327 357 309 411
2001-02 18,901 1,367 203 485
2002-03 44,398 1,568 356 2,142
2003-04 40,436 557 299 1,248
2004-05 41,337 274 242 941
England
1999-2000 6,809 58 37 194
2000-01 11,317 356 308 411
2001-02 18,891 1,367 203 485
2002-03 44,377 1,566 354 2,135
2003-04 40,409 556 298 1,248
2004-05 40,782 271 238 925
Metropolitan police (includes city of London)
1999-2000 2,710 9 4 35
2000-01 2,858 23 7 69
2001-02 6,118 34 89 152
2002-03 8,606 88 88 338
2003-04 4,366 19 29 122
2004-05 3,480 14 19 101
Note:
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source:
m&sdc 495-06
12 December 2006

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
108627; 455 c162-4W;455 c160-2W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Stop and search
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk05010922001815