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Publication - Consultation paper

Use of stop and search - revised Code of Practice: consultation

Published
10 February 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781806434794

This consultation seeks your views on a revised Code of Practice for constables in Scotland when exercising the power of stop and search. The purpose of the consultation is to ensure that the updated Code is lawful, proportionate, clearly understood by the public and police officers, and reflective.

Open
20 days to respond
Respond online

Closes
5 May 2026

Supporting documents

Stop and Search Code of Practice - Revised Code + Consultation Document
File type
45 page PDF
File size
513.5 kB
Respondent Information Form - revised code of practice on the exercise by constables of powers of stop and search of the person in Scotland
File type
Word document
File size
231.5 kB
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