IMPORTANT: A Section 60 has been Authorised
Following a stabbing on Balham Hill on the 20th March 2019, and to prevent any further violent incidents from occurring, a Section 60, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 authority has been authorised across the Tooting and Battersea area of Wandsworth.
This means that until 3:30am on Friday 22nd March Constables in uniform can use this power to stop and search anyone, specifically to prevent and detect the carrying of dangerous instruments or offensive weapons. Reasonable grounds for suspicion are not required to exercise a s.60 search.
Visit the met police website to find out more about how we use s.60, stop and search and what your rights are: www.met.police.uk/stopandsearch