The police officer must normally tell you:

• that you must wait to be searched;
• what law they are using and your rights;
• their name;
• the station they work at;
• why they chose you;
• what they are looking for; and
• that you have a right to obtain a record of the search within three months.
• If the officer is not in uniform, they must show you their identity card.

If you are in a public place, you only have to take off your coat or jacket and your gloves, unless you have been stopped in relation to terrorism or in some circumstances where the officer believes you are using the clothing to conceal your identity.

If the police ask you to take off more than this or anything you wear for religious reasons, such as a face scarf or turban, they must take you somewhere out of the public view. This does not mean you are being arrested. In this case, the officer who searches you must be the same sex as you.