Stop and Search

Runnymede, the UK’s leading independent race equality think tank, are looking for young people under the age of 25 to join their new youth group.

The aim of the group is to talk about the negative effects stop and search is having on young people in the UK and to put together a plan of action to tackle the problem. It will also be a way to get involved with people in the same situation as you and will give you a collective voice to fight discrimination and improve policing.

To be part of the group contact Natasha Dhumma, Youth Group Coordinator, at natasha@runnymedetrust.org.

In addition, television production company, October Films, is looking for participants for a research project about stop and search and its impact on young BME people. If you feel you are being stopped without good reason on a regular basis, they want to here from you.

For further information contact Toby Bakare on 07956 213 745 or at toby.bakare@octoberfilms.co.uk.

In addition, Home Secretary Theresa May has launched a consultation on how police use stop and search powers.

The consultation will look at whether stop and search is used appropriately and fairly, and how it can be better targeted and more intelligence-led.

The Home Office state that only about nine percent of the more than one million stop and searches results in an arrest and noted that figures show that people from BME backgrounds are up to seven times more likely to be stopped and searched by the police than those from white backgrounds.

The deadline for responding to the consultation is Tuesday 13 August.

For further information visit www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-launches-consultation-into-stop-and-search.