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to be in the locality in which vehicles would be stopped if the road checks were authorised.

A Police Officer under the rank of Superintendant may only authorise a road check to be conducted, if it were to be a matter of urgency and for the same reasons as aforementioned. The authorising Officer must compile a written record of the time the authorisation was given and to inform an officer of the rank superintendant and above of the authorisation as soon as it’s appropriate.

Following the notification to the higher officer, he/she may authorise in writing for the checks to continue. If the officer decides to stop the checks then he/she must in written record the time the checks finished and for why were the checks made.

A note must also be made of the locality of the checks conducted. The authorising officer can also (within seven days) decide whether or not the checks are to continue and that they will be conducted at times specified.

Every written officer must specify in their written authorisation:-

Name of the authorising officer

Specify the purpose of the road check

Specify the locality where the checks were conducted

The owner in charge of a vehicle checked has a period (not exceeding 12 months) in which he/she is entitled to a written copy of the reasons for the checks made.

5. Reports of recorded road checks and searches

Every annual report under Section 22 of the Police Act 1996 [9] or made by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis contains information about searches recorded under section 3 (Duty to compile a written report concerning the search) and section 4 (road checks).

The information contains the total numbers of searches each month relating to stolen articles, Offensive weapons and other prohibited articles. The report will also contain the total numbers of arrests made each month consequence to the searches conducted.

The report will also contain information on the road checks conducted, the reason for the checks and its results.

6. Statutory Undertakers and 7. Supplementary

This section states that any police officer employed as a statutory undertaker i.e. bodies authorised by statute to run a railway, transport, harbour or dock in which they employ their own police force e.g. The British Transport Police.

A constable employed by a statutory undertaker may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves the goods area. However a constable employed by a statutory undertaker does not carry the rights to stop a person.

Any search conducted must be justified with reasonable grounds of suspicion and recorded.

This section states that certain passing’s of laws by legislative bodies shall cease to have effect (as stated in section 7).

Statistics

The Codes of Practice [10] within the PACE Act sets out parameters in which the Police Officers must follow. PACE Code A sets out the guidance for stop and search i.e. it explains to Police Officers what reasonable suspicion is therefore decreasing individuals from harassment due to their appearance or previous criminal record.

“Statistics shows that Black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police officers in England and Wales, this a