FOI Stop & Search (0548-2022/23)
Request
Please can you tell me
Q1. The number of Stop and Searches carried out under S1 PACE and/or S23 Misuse of Drugs Act
Q2. The number of these searches that resulted in arrests
(ideally but not necessarily split down by Object of the search) for the year 2021. If this year is not available, please provide the most recent figures available for any 12 month period.
Response
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
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Q1. Please see the below table which shows the number of nominals stop and searched under S1 PACE and / or S23 Substance misuse from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
|
Legal Power |
Number |
|
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (s23) |
1478 |
|
PACE 1984 (s1) |
651 |
|
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (s23);PACE 1984 (s1) |
15 |
|
PACE 1984 (s1);Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (s23) |
3 |
|
Customs and Excise Man Act 1979 (s164);PACE 1984 (s1) |
1 |
|
Total |
2148 |
Q2. Please see the below table which shows the number of nominals arrested after being stop and searched under S1 PACE and / or S23 Substance misuse from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
|
Search Reason |
Arrest |
Arrest;Drugs warning |
Arrest;No further action |
Total |
|
(blank) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Article - criminal damage |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Article - theft |
8 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
Bladed article |
20 |
0 |
5 |
25 |
|
Drugs - other |
151 |
3 |
26 |
180 |
|
Evidence of offences under the act |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Firearms |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Going equipped |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Offensive weapon |
5 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Stolen goods |
39 |
0 |
13 |
52 |
|
Sus crime/disorder/ASB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
232 |
3 |
47 |
282 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.