Priti Patel has permanently lifted restrictions on police stop-and-search powers.
The Home Secretary announced the move in letter to police forces today, which outlined the easing of conditions on the use of the controversial tactics under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.
Section 60 powers give officers the right to search people without reasonable grounds in an area when they expect serious violence, and to look for weapons before they can be used, or those used in a recent attack.
