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Time,  Date and Duration of Authority to Search
  Date:   16/02/2022 Time:  17:00hrs for 24 hours, until 06:00 on 18/02/2022  
Area covered by Authority  (Please attach any relevant maps)
Birmingham city centre,


Image: Google Maps
Details of Authorising Officer
ACC Richard Baker
Reason for Authority (Brief Summary for Publication)
Two incidents in the past 12 hours have highlighted the routine carrying of knives within the city centre where a knife has been presented or used against our public
Details of OIC (for contact or enquiries)
Chf Insp James Spencer

After the Authorised Period

Number of Stop/Searches Carried Out Under the Authority
 136 Stop Searches carried out under S60 power
Outcomes of those Stop/Searches
 Numerous seizures for drugs. Overall a 5% positive outcome rate