At common law, it is contrary to constitutional principle and illegal to search someone to establish whether there are grounds for an arrest
Citations:
(1897) 2 Adam 255
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Roberts, Regina (on the application of) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and another SC 17-Dec-2015
The Court considered the validity of suspicionless stop and search activities under s 60 of the 1994 Act, by police officers.
Held: The claimant’s appeal failed. The safeguards attending the use of the s 60 power, and in particular the . .
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Police, Constitutional
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.605177