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Police stop-and-search powers are overused and alienating ethnic minority communities, Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell is expected to say later. Police stop-and-search powers are overused and alienating ethnic minority communities, Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has said.
The Lib Dems say nearly 167,000 people have been stopped under anti-terrorism laws, but only 40 have been convicted.The Lib Dems say nearly 167,000 people have been stopped under anti-terrorism laws, but only 40 have been convicted.
In a speech at a mosque in Birmingham, Sir Menzies will say the powers are often used in an "indiscriminate" way. In a speech at a mosque in Birmingham, Sir Menzies said the powers were often used in an "indiscriminate" way.
Police chiefs have confirmed they are reviewing the practice, so it is based more on intelligence than appearance.Police chiefs have confirmed they are reviewing the practice, so it is based more on intelligence than appearance.
In January Commander Richard Gargini said the Association of Chief Police Officers was working with the Metropolitan Police to develop a more sensitive approach. 'Unrelenting'
Commander Gargini, the first full-time national coordinator for police community relations, said other forces in England and Wales were also rethinking tactics. Sir Menzies said: "It is intelligence-led policing, not indiscriminate stop-and-search, that will bring success in the fight against terrorism.
He told a Muslim Safety Forum conference on Islamophobia that he was aware of "strong feelings of isolation and alienation" within Britain's Muslim communities. "The police and security services must be unrelenting in their determination to track down those who plot terror attacks.
Sir Menzies will also call for a review of the use of stop-and-search powers in a speech in Green Lanes, Birmingham later. "Indiscriminate stop-and-search is alienating minority groups who often feel unjustly targeted.
He will claim the powers are meant to be used only occasionally, but have become a part of standard policing techniques. "Anti-terrorism powers are meant to be exceptional powers, used occasionally and only when circumstances demand it.
There have been concerns that policing techniques could damage police attempts to win support from Muslims. "The fact that so many people have been stopped, and so few arrested, suggests that the powers are being used as part of standard policing techniques."
Last year's raid at Forest Gate, in east London, was criticised as too heavy handed. One man was shot - but both he, and another man arrested at the time - were not charged with any offence and were released a week later. In January, it was revealed the Association of Chief Police Officers was working with the Metropolitan Police to develop a more sensitive approach.
Commander Richard Gargini, the first full-time national coordinator for police community relations, said other forces in England and Wales were also rethinking tactics.
A raid in Forest Gate, east London, last year was criticised as too heavy-handed.
One man was shot, but both he and another man arrested at the time were not charged with any offence and were released a week later.