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THE union representing Scotland’s police staff yesterday declared it has “no confidence” in a statement made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over the controversial practice of non-statutory stop-and-search.
The First Minister announced on Thursday that Scotland’s chief constable Sir Stephen House is “considering” ending the practice of so-called “consensual searches” — even though his assistant chief constable Wayne Mawson told Holyrood’s Justice Committee in June 2014 that it was “indefensible.”
George McIrvine, secretary of the Unison Police Staff Scotland branch told the Star:
“We have always believed the stop and search procedure was used as a performance tool to hit targets, as opposed to the real issue that this practice should be intelligence-led and with just cause to protect the community.”
Pressure on the chief constable has increased after it emerged earlier in the week that consensual searches on under-12s are still taking place.
