Sussex Police has launched two key elements to it’s Best Use of Stop and Search scheme.

The voluntary project that was announced in April is designed to contribute to a significant reduction in the overall use of stop and search.

They are also hoping to deliver better and more intelligence-led stop and search as well as improving stop-to-arrest ratios.

From today, they will increase the transparency by recording all outcomes of stop and search and whether there is a connection between the grounds for the search and the outcome.

By November Sussex police will fully comply with the scheme by giving members of the public the opportunity to observe stop and search in practice.