Section 5: Reports of recorded searches and of road checks.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 · 1984 c. 60View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Powers to Stop and Search

Every annual report—

under section 22 of the Police Act 1996; or
made by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,

shall contain information—

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The information about searches shall not include information about specific searches but shall include—

the total numbers of searches in each month during the period to which the report relates—
for stolen articles;
for offensive weapons or articles to which section 1(8A) above applies; and
for other prohibited articles;
the total number of persons arrested in each such month in consequence of searches of each of the descriptions specified in paragraph (a)(i) to (iii) above.

The information about road checks shall include information—

about the reason for authorising each road check; and
about the result of each of them.

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