| Time, Date and Duration of Authority to Search |
| 1500hrs 16/07/2022 through 0300hrs 17/07/22 (12 hours) |
| Area covered by Authority (Please attach any relevant maps) |
| Details of Authorising Officer |
| ACC Matt Ward |
| Reason for Authority (Brief Summary for Publication) |
| Since the 7th July 2022 areas of Birmingham have seen a significant escalation in the incidents of high-level violence, including firearm discharges and stabbings. This included the fatal stabbing of a 16 year old child and a second incident that is currently being investigated as an attempt murder of a further 17 year old child. It’s believed that some of these offences are connected and linked to gang activity. There are concerns over further retaliatory attacks. There are also high-profile unregulated events planned over the weekend amongst the Gangs community that are scheduled to take place within the geographic area of Birmingham East LPU. Intelligence indicates that there is a strong possibility of disorder involving Birmingham West nominals as well. In light of the above assessment of the levels of tension I feel that there is an intelligence case to suggest that that is are reasonable grounds to believe that serious violence may occur. |
| Details of OIC (for contact or enquiries) |
| Supt Jim Munro, BW |
After the Authorised Period
| Number of Stop/Searches Carried Out Under the Authority |
| No one searched under S.60 with the area being relatively quiet as it was the previous evening. |
| Outcomes of those Stop/Searches |
Please send this form to:
West Midlands Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner [email protected]
S60 Authorisation [email protected]
Corporate Communications [email protected]
