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What legal authority, if any. does Inspector Ringo have to order mass stop and search?

This issue prompts discussion of s.60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

Points to consider

1. Is Ringo of sufficiently high rank to authorise the stop and search?
   
   
2. Given that the trouble has subsided, is there sufficient evidence of potential trouble to justify the use of such a blanket coercive power?
   
   
3. How large an area has been specified?
   
   
4. Are Ringo’s actions reasonable and proportionate?
   

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