Kingsnorth Judicial Review

E&T, and Dave Morris have been victorious with their judicial review against the Chief Constable of Kent Police. Their searches under section 1 of PACE at Kingsnorth Climate Camp in 2008 were unlawful, a breach of section 1 PACE and their human rights under articles 8, 10 and 11.

Kent Police finally disclosed the "smoking gun", a briefing document to officers that revealed officers were told to search climate campers because there were reasonable grounds to do so. This was stereotyping and unlawful. more»

If you were searched under section 1 PACE between 30th July 2008 and 7th August at 9.30 AM, you may have a valid legal claim too. Rather than contacting Bindmans or the Climate Camp legal team for what to do next please provide your email address and answer a few questions and we will contact you with details once we have them.











If you would like to request evidence of your search from Kent Police, please see below.

Completing the Kent Police Subject Access Request form where you have not retained your search forms

General

Include as much detail about each search as you can to avoid the request being rejected.

Ideally this means the day, approximate time and the location of each search, although it may be possible for them to find the information without all of these if you gave your name.

You will need to use their form but you will probably need to cross refer to a letter to include all the information you need to give.

Their form is available here.

Unfortunately there is no way of avoiding the £10 fee.

The details below should be included in the ‘the information you request’ section.

You must also include the identification as requested on the form (copies of two forms of ID, together showing your signature, date of birth, correct name and current address).

Please let us know if you encounter any difficulties by emailing legal[@]climatecamp.org.uk.

1. Where your name or your name and address and DOB were included on the search form.

“All information held about me in relation to a ‘stop and search’ of myself which took place on (date) at approximately (time) at (Deangate Ridge Golf Club car park, Dux Court Road, Hoo, Kent or junction of Ratcliffe Way and Dux Court Road (if North of roundabout) or Bell’s Lane (if South of roundabout) or wherever the search took place – be specific). My (name, address and DOB) were included on the search form.”

“The information I require includes, but is not limited to:

  • The stop-and-search form
  • The details of any other recording of the search made by Kent Police, i.e. entry on any databases etc (including the Stop and Search database and any intelligence database).
  • Any other entries or references to myself on any database held by Kent Police (including the Stop and Search database and any intelligence database).
  • Any photographs or video footage of myself on the above databases that appears in any entries of myself in the above databases.
  • Any comments or criminal intelligence reports that appears in any entries of myself in the above databases.
  • The details and purpose of any processing or sharing of any of the above information (eg. NETCU, NPOIU, NDET, other forces, E.ON, Home Office).”

2. Where incomplete or partial details were provided

“All information held about me in relation to a ‘stop and search’ of myself which took place on (date) at approximately (time) at (Deangate Ridge Golf Club car park, Dux Court Road, Hoo, Kent or junction of Ratcliffe Way and Dux Court Road (if North of roundabout) or Bell’s Lane (if South of roundabout) or wherever the search took place – be specific).

My name, address and DOB were not included on the search form, as I declined to give them. A description was recorded which should match my description:

Include a brief description of yourself including your ethnicity, height, gender, age, any distinguishing features and, if possible, a description of what you were wearing

The information I require includes, but is not limited to:

  • The stop-and-search form
  • The details of any other recording of the search made by Kent Police, i.e. entry on any databases etc (including the Stop and Search database and any intelligence database).
  • Any photographs or video footage of myself on the above databases that appears in any entries of myself in the above databases.
  • Any comments or criminal intelligence reports that appears in any entries of myself in the above databases.
  • The details of and purpose of any processing or sharing of this information (eg. with NETCU, NDET, NPOIU, other forces, E.ON, Home Office).

3. Where images of you were recorded (video or still)

You might want to do this out of curiosity, or as a potential means of evidencing that you were searched where the form has not been retained and cannot be located because personal details were not given but you remember being filmed during the search or as evidence as to the circumstances surrounding the search to support your claim.

"Any still or video images of me recorded (be specific about dates, times and locations and what you were wearing). A recent photograph of me is enclosed for the purposes of identification

The information I require includes, but is not limited to:

  • Copies of the image(s) recorded.
  • Any comments or criminal intelligence reports that appears with any such images of myself.
  • Details and purpose of any processing or sharing of this information (eg. with NETCU, NDET, NPOIU, other forces, E.ON, Home Office)."