Section 60 Authorisations and Stops & Searches, across the MPS area from January 2013 to January 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.024039

I note you seek access to the following information:

I would like to obtain the following information since 1994 (or since when data are available):

• Number of authorisations under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994
• Reasons for the authorisation (i.e. Section 60/A, 60/AA or 60/B)
• Geographical area affected in each authorisation
• Rank of the officer authorising under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994
• Time length of the authorisations under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994, including their extensions if that is the case
• Full breakdown of stop-and-searches conducted under Section 60 under the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994, including (but not only) information about:

o Date and time of the stop-and-search
o Type of stop-and-search (i.e. person search, person and vehicle search)
o Latitude and longitude of the stop-and search
o Gender of the person subject to stop-and-search
o Age range of the person subject to stop-and-search
o Self-defined ethnicity of the person subject to stop-and-search
o Officer-defined ethnicity
o Object of search
o Outcome of the search

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please note, the system upon which these stops are recorded does not record longitude or latitude and so this information is not held.