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Commenting in response to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire calling for stop and search powers to be reformed, and announcing a new review of stop and search in Northamptonshire, a Commission spokesperson, said:

“The effective and lawful use of stop and search powers is an important area the police need to get right, so we welcome this new review of how they are used in Northamptonshire.

“Concerted efforts by the Commission and the police service have resulted in some valuable improvements but further reform is needed. This would help improve relations between the police and the communities they serve and increase public confidence in the police.

“We are pleased to be working with the College of Policing to develop a new stop and search training programme for officers. It will be piloted in the autumn and will focus on reducing unconscious bias and discrimination, particularly against young black and Asian men.”

For more press information contact the Commission’s media office on 0161 8298102, out of hours 07767 272 818.

Notes to editors

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a statutory body established under the Equality Act 2006. It is an independent body responsible for protecting and promoting equality and human rights in Great Britain.  It aims to encourage equality and diversity, eliminate unlawful discrimination, and promote and protect human rights.  The Commission enforces equality legislation on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. It encourages compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 and is accredited by the UN as an ‘A status’ National Human Rights Institution.