Petition · past parliament
Revise and create a cap for stop and search for England and Wales Police depts
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Limit the number of Stop and Searches allowed to be carried out by Police in England and Wales to help prevent profiling of innocent people.
If a cap is introduced it would encourage police officers to be more considerate before taking actions towards people based on their appearance or race.
If a cap is introduced it would encourage police officers to be more considerate before taking actions towards people based on their appearance or race.
Between April 2018 and March 2019 over 375,000 stop and searches were carried out in England and Wales, with roughly around 16% of those leading to arrests. Meaning that over 300,000 people were stoped based on their appearance.
During Lockdown in London alone 22,000 black males where detained under stop and search.
Many people are being targeted without real grounds to do so and it is getting out of hand.
If there were to be a limit introduced this would reduce the issue of profiling.
During Lockdown in London alone 22,000 black males where detained under stop and search.
Many people are being targeted without real grounds to do so and it is getting out of hand.
If there were to be a limit introduced this would reduce the issue of profiling.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Review and reform stop and search policy
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.