Rejected petition Give Police officers permission to stop and search gangs for knifes

There has been a number of gang related knife crime robberies and attacks around the kingstanding and sutton coldfield areas relating to kids and adults it needs to stop children an adults dont feel safe on streets day or night!

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The police already have the power to stop and search, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

You can find out more about the police's powers to stop and search here:

https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-your-rights

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 21 January 2019
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