Special stop and search powers for weapons issued by police for Tunstall area
By The Editor 29th Oct 2025
By The Editor 29th Oct 2025
Police have been given temporary special powers to stop and search people in Tunstall today (29 October).
The section 60 order follows the discovery of a hammer in a vehicle and the threat of potential violence.
The order allows Staffordshire Police to stop and search people they suspect may be involved in violence or weapon offences, without the need to have reasonable grounds.
A section 60 authorisation means officers can stop and search people for weapons and in this case a s60AA has also been authorised to allow officers to require an individual to remove a face covering.
It also allows any uniformed constable to stop pedestrians, or those in vehicles, and search them and their property for offensive weapons, regardless of whether there are any grounds for suspecting possession of such items.
For this to happen a senior officer (those who are Superintendent or above) must believe that serious violence has happened in an area, or is about to happen, before they agree to this power being put in place.
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