On 26 October, Merseyside Police announced that a "section 60 order" was in place in a defined part of Southport - see the announcement. The order was put in place as part of policing a ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march.
The actual legislation is section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
The order gives officers
enhanced stop and search powers to stop individuals in the area, stop and search vehicles and seize any dangerous items or items used to conceal a person's identity.Previous post 16 December 2015.
On 17 December 2015, the Supreme Court held that the safeguards attending the use of the s 60 power, in particular the requirements to give reasons both for the authorisation and for the stop and search, make it possible to judge whether the power has been exercised lawfully. For the judgment see Supreme Court 17th December 2015.
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