Met police increased use of section 60 stop and search during lockdown

Exclusive: number of people stopped with no grounds for suspicion doubled compared with previous year

The UK's largest police force increased the use of what critics say is the most discriminatory form of stop and search during lockdown, despite a fall in crime during this period.

In May 2020, the Metropolitan police stopped and searched 1,418 people under section 60, more than double the number stopped in May 2019, data shows.