Must a person give their name and address to the police?
ANALYSIS: The issue of stop and search has come under close scrutiny for some time, but what about ‘stop and account’, and an officer’s ability to gather necessary information to lawfully detain? Barrister Stephen Forster, a Lecturer in Law and Policing at Leeds Trinity University, looks at the legislation and police powers around stop and account, and how they affect both the police and the public.