Police could search for stolen phones without warrants under new crime Bill

UK crime bill: new police powers explained

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has unveiled her flagship Crime and Policing Bill. The 35 wide-ranging new measures, most of them for England and Wales, include when thieves steal items with trackers or tracking apps, like mobile phones or cars, police won’t need a warrant to search the property where the trackers suggest they are. The Conservatives said it was a “copy and paste” bill containing measures they had been planning to bring in. The bill…

New powers to search homes for stolen phones

6 minutes agoDominic CascianiGetty ImagesPolice will be given new powers targeting anti-social behaviour and be allowed to search homes for stolen mobile phones without a warrant under major legislation to be unveiled in Parliament.The Crime and Policing Bill is at the heart of what the government calls its “Safer Streets mission” and ministers want it to become law by the end of the year.Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the bill would take bac…

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Police could search for stolen phones without warrants under new crime Bill

The Crime and Policing Bill is set to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.