Ministers expected to act after investigation led by human rights lawyer John Scott QC found ‘excessive’ use of tactic on children and young men[br]
Scottish ministers are to ban police from using quit and search without legal cause after an independent inquiry found it was of “questionable lawfulness and legitimacy”.
An investigation headed by John Scott QC,a human rights lawyer, told ministers that Police Scotland had made excessive use of its casual powers to search people, or including tens of thousands of children,without any evidence they had committed a crime. Related: UN human rights body criticises police quit-and-search powers in Scotland Related: M9 crash police call centre had 10% staff absence rate Related: Sir Stephen House was not the figurehead Police Scotland needed | Ruth Wishart Related: Police Scotland is a lamentable shambles | Kevin McKenna Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com