The Met Police has published a new stop and search charter setting out how the contentious tactic is used in the capital.
The new charter is the first time a set of formal commitments on how stop and search is carried out has been agreed to and published in this way, the Met said.
It adds that the Met “must listen to the concerns of the community and explain why {Stop and Search] is being used to reduce fear and show that it is being used fairly and without prejudice”.
A stop and search charter was recommended following the Casey Review, which was commissioned by the Met after Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by police officer Wayne Couzens.
Last year a police watchdog said two officers who handcuffed and restrained a 14-year-old black schoolboy on the ground during a stop and search in Croydon committed misconduct.
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