Question
We know that PSNI have been carrying out dip sampling on the use of BWV here. Can the Board get an update on that dip sampling?
Answer
With regard to this follow up question, it is worth noting that the PSNI’s body worn video supervisor review guidance document outlines that there is an expectation that supervisors will review a sample of footage for the use of force, traffic stops, stop and search and domestic incidents.
With regards to the use of body worn video relating specifically to stop and search encounters, the below table shows how often body worn video was used during a stop and search:
District % of stops in which BWV was used
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Jul- 22 | Aug- 22 | Sep- 22 | Oct- 22 | Nov- 22 | Dec- 22 | Jan- 23 | Feb- 23 | Mar- 23 | Apr- 23 | May- 23 | Jun- 23 | |
Belfast City | 86% | 87% | 83% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 87% | 91% | 87% | 92% | 92% | 90% |
Tennent Street | 79% | 79% | 74% | 79% | 83% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 83% |
Lisburn Road | 90% | 91% | 88% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 88% | 95% | 94% | 93% |
Strandtown | 71% | 76% | 82% | 92% | 78% | 76% | 61% | 80% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 77% |
Woodbourne | 90% | 91% | 86% | 95% | 91% | 93% | 89% | 92% | 89% | 96% | 95% | 99% |
Lisburn & Castlereagh | 85% | 95% | 81% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 84% | 95% |
Ards & North Down | 91% | 88% | 77% | 85% | 89% | 94% | 88% | 88% | 91% | 93% | 95% | 88% |
Newry, Mourne & Down | 95% | 86% | 90% | 75% | 86% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 91% | 92% | 90% |
Armagh, B’bridge & C’von | 90% | 91% | 87% | 93% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 97% | 92% |
Mid Ulster | 81% | 86% | 82% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 91% | 95% | 89% | 94% | 88% | 92% |
Fermanagh & Omagh | 93% | 95% | 96% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 95% | 94% |
Derry City & Strabane | 95% | 93% | 95% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 93% |
Causeway Coast & Glens | 89% | 94% | 96% | 85% | 95% | 80% | 88% | 94% | 93% | 95% | 95% | 99% |
Mid & East Antrim | 92% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 97% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 90% |
Antrim & Newtownabbey | 92% | 95% | 94% | 98% | 86% | 92% | 85% | 93% | 85% | 92% | 97% | 90% |
Northern Ireland | 90% | 90% | 87% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 91% | 89% | 93% | 93% | 91% |
- Figures exclude vehicle-only stops, stops conducted under only JSA S21 (stop and question) and any persons/vehicles searched under warrant. Figures include any other stop and searches carried out, including those by TSG.
- Data has extracted from the stop and search database and is not validated
Additionally, the following table shows the number (and percentage) of stop and searches/questions between April 2023 and June 2023 that were subsequently quality assured by the officer’s supervisor:
District % of stops in which BWV was used
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Jul- 22 | Aug- 22 | Sep- 22 | Oct- 22 | Nov- 22 | Dec- 22 | Jan- 23 | Feb- 23 | Mar- 23 | Apr- 23 | May- 23 | Jun- 23 | |
Belfast City | 86% | 87% | 83% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 87% | 91% | 87% | 92% | 92% | 90% |
Tennent Street | 79% | 79% | 74% | 79% | 83% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 83% |
Lisburn Road | 90% | 91% | 88% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 88% | 95% | 94% | 93% |
Strandtown | 71% | 76% | 82% | 92% | 78% | 76% | 61% | 80% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 77% |
Woodbourne | 90% | 91% | 86% | 95% | 91% | 93% | 89% | 92% | 89% | 96% | 95% | 99% |
Lisburn & Castlereagh | 85% | 95% | 81% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 84% | 95% |
Ards & North Down | 91% | 88% | 77% | 85% | 89% | 94% | 88% | 88% | 91% | 93% | 95% | 88% |
Newry, Mourne & Down | 95% | 86% | 90% | 75% | 86% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 91% | 92% | 90% |
Armagh, B’bridge & C’von | 90% | 91% | 87% | 93% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 97% | 92% |
Mid Ulster | 81% | 86% | 82% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 91% | 95% | 89% | 94% | 88% | 92% |
Fermanagh & Omagh | 93% | 95% | 96% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 95% | 94% |
Derry City & Strabane | 95% | 93% | 95% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 93% |
Causeway Coast & Glens | 89% | 94% | 96% | 85% | 95% | 80% | 88% | 94% | 93% | 95% | 95% | 99% |
Mid & East Antrim | 92% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 97% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 90% |
Antrim & Newtownabbey | 92% | 95% | 94% | 98% | 86% | 92% | 85% | 93% | 85% | 92% | 97% | 90% |
Northern Ireland | 90% | 90% | 87% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 91% | 89% | 93% | 93% | 91% |
(1) Figures include vehicle-only searches. Figures exclude any persons/vehicles searched under warrant.
(2) Number of records that have been quality assured as at 10 August 2023.
In relation to the use of Spit and Bite Guards on persons who are under 18, these incidents are reviewed individually by the Chair and External Reference Group of the Service Accountability Panel (SAP) prior to each meeting. These incidents are then subject to further scrutiny during the SAP, which is attended by members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board