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My consumer right to not be stopped and searched

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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Beard + Hoodie + Shorts ??? No wonder he got stopped....
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    statex wrote: »
    Bris. If the police come and you are innocent then the shop may get sued for false imprisonment. I am led to believe that they have to have witnessed you stealing something before they have the legal right to detain you and they have to tell you what you have stolen. They cant demand to search you without any evidence and get away with it. No win No fee springs to mind.
    False imprisonment is a criminal offence. I know the CPS have had their share of cutbacks, but I don't think they're relying on CFAs to cover their costs just yet.
  • RS2000.
    RS2000. Posts: 696 Forumite
    statex wrote: »
    Bris. If the police come and you are innocent then the shop may get sued for false imprisonment. I am led to believe that they have to have witnessed you stealing something before they have the legal right to detain you and they have to tell you what you have stolen. They cant demand to search you without any evidence and get away with it. No win No fee springs to mind.

    How can the shop falsely imprison you?
  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    maninthestreet wrote: »
    Beard + Hoodie + Shorts ??? No wonder he got stopped....

    Fashion police :p
  • no1catman
    no1catman Posts: 2,973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    It does seem a bit suspicious wearing a hoodie and shorts in September! Though we don't know if the 'hood' was up or down?
    Wouldn't it be 'good manners' to always put down when going inside!?
    I used to work for Tesco - now retired - speciality Clubcard
  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,116 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    RS2000. wrote: »
    How can the shop falsely imprison you?

    By holding you and refusing to let you leave, unless they have lawful grounds for holding you (see post #28).

    "Imprison" doesn't necessarily mean to hold somebody in a prison.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
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