Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Review and reform stop and search policy
Closed
107 signatures
What the petition asks
Under current policy a black person is 47 times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. This needs to stop.
The Government should review current stop and search policies, and reform these to ensure that these powers are not used unless there is suspicion of a crime having taking place, and that people from black and other ethnic minority groups are not disproportionately stopped and searched.
Timeline
| 27 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
107
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
27 Aug 2020
Closed
27 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.