QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
Strand London WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
MR JUSTICE RODERICK EVANS
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THE QUEEN ON THE APPLICATION OF W | Claimant | |
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CHIEF CONSTABLE OF KENT POLICE | Defendant |
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Mr R Perks appeared on behalf of the Defendant
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"It is my intention therefore to instruct my officers to use the powers conferred by Section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 where they have reasonable grounds to suspect that prohibited articles are being carried by ..... individuals or vehicles ..... that may be used in offences of criminal damage. The intent is to remove these items to prevent unlawful activity."
"It may be assumed that the officers will state that they have the necessary suspicion and that they felt able to justify the decisions they made."
19. To my mind, the search forms in respect of these claimants - filled in by the police officers as required under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - are important as to whether there really is a genuine dispute over the nature of the stop-and-searches which were conducted. The form in the case of the claimant T, in specifying the grounds for his search, simply states "Oasis/Kent", a reference to the name of the police operation. The form in respect of claimant E merely states "negative" in respect of grounds, and there was a reference in fact to a code which is to Section 60 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act [1994], an authorisation which was not given until 7 August.