Rejected petition Change the law on how stop and search is used to prevent racial discrimination.

According to Nick Glynn (Vice- President of The Nation Black Police Association) There is a reluctance to “accept that people can be stopped and searched on the grounds of their race”. Also, recent statistics reveal that young black people are stopped and searched more than any other racial group.

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Date submitted 1 February 2016
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