Super-complaint from the Criminal Justice Alliance about the
police's use of ‘suspicion-less' stop and searches and the
scrutiny of all stop and search powers.
From:
HM Inspectorate of
Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Independent Office for
Police Conduct and College of Policing
Published 24 May 2021
Last updated 20 August 2025 — See all updates
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Report on the Criminal Justice
Alliance's super-complaint - Section 60 of the Criminal Justice
and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of
stop and search
https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publication-html/report-on-the-criminal-justice-alliances-stop-and-search-super-complaint
Report on the Criminal Justice
Alliance's super-complaint - Section 60 of the Criminal Justice
and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of
stop and search
PDF, 1.8
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More harm than good: CJA
super-complaint
PDF, 2.48
MB, 38 pages
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Annex 1: Supporting statements
/comments
PDF, 668
KB, 35 pages
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Annex 2: Supporting Research
Report
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MB, 106 pages
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Press release - Police must
apply safeguards and improve scrutiny to minimise harm when using
stop and search
https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/news-feed/police-must-apply-safeguards-and-improve-scrutiny-to-minimise-harm-when-using-stop-and-search/
Details
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
(HMICFRS), the College of Policing and the Independent Office for
Police Conduct (IOPC) have published a report in response to the
super-complaint submitted by the Criminal Justice Alliance. This
super-complaint is about the police's use of section 60 of the
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, and the scrutiny of
all stop and search powers.
Following an investigation, we have made recommendations to chief
constables, police and crime commissioners or equivalents, the
National Police Chiefs' Council, the Association of Police and
Crime Commissioners and the Home Office.
