| Date | Category | Guidance | Changes |
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| Stop and search | Professional | Deleted 'especially' and added 'and' in the first bullet point under section 'What does professional mean in the context of stop and search?'. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Reference added relating to supervisors needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides > Legal quick reference guides | Quick reference guide: legal application – search options | Reference added relating to the supervisor needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides | Quick reference guide: transparent – accurate recording of individual encounters | Reference added relating to the supervisor needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Addition of 'Children' heading and reference to the Children Act 2004. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Additional of Children heading and the Children Act 2004 |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Detail added on the recommendation for rank of supervisor for searches involving exposure of intimate parts of the body and recording of the interaction. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal basis | Amendments carried out to section called ' S60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994' following the Home Secretary’s decision to rescind elements of the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme (BUSSS) specifically relating to Section 60. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Style changes to table in 'Most proportionate: the search' to improve accessibility. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | New section added on the use of force during stop and search. |
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| Stop and search | Professional | Reference to Annex L to PACE Code C added and detail added about transgender officers and staff. |
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| Stop and search | Transparent | Amends regarding Community oversight added. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal basis | Correct inconsistency - section 60 power authorisation. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search - Guidance overview | Updated link to generic PACE code. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search | Updated APP to incorporate guidance on smelling cannabis. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search | Update link to revised definition document and revision of wording to mirror this. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search | Update link to PACE Code A. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search | Addition of definition of a fair and effective stop and search encounter. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search - Guidance overview | Addition of a landing page for Stop and search, linking to College good practice guidance at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/best-use-of-stop-and-search-scheme |
