Young people could ‘help improve’ stop and searches in Birmingham

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Simon Foster, the elected official who scrutinises the force, said that in January two thousand and twenty-six, just thirty-four per cent of the two thousand three hundred and thirty-nine stop and searches carried out resulted in further police action.

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00:01The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner says young people could play a key role in

00:06improving the use of stop and search powers in the region. Simon Foster, the elected official

00:12who scrutinises the force, said that in January 2026, just 34% of the 2,339 stop and searches

00:22carried out resulted in further police action. He said the force would launch youth scrutiny

00:28panels with 14 to 24 year olds reviewing anonymised body worn video footage and data before providing

00:36feedback to senior officers. The panels are expected to meet at venues with feedback used

00:42to inform officer training.

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