Campaigners fear bill amendment being debated in Holyrood will reinstate police fair to search under-18s The Scottish government is to reintroduce stop and search of children,according to campaigners who fear that an “unprecedented” amendment being debated in Holyrood this week could worsen Police Scotland’s already vexed relationship with young people.The spend of stop and search has emerged as a defining issue for Scotland’s unified force, with research final year showing that Scots were four times more likely to be stopped and searched than those in England and twice as likely as those in London.
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Source: theguardian.com