Right to Search policy template

1   Overview

1.1   [Company] must ensure that the security of ithe site is maintained; safety and security are of primary importance.

1.2   To help maintain the safety and security of the workforce, [Company] reserves the right under this policy to exercise a stop and search of its employees.

1.3   The purpose of this policy is to outline:

• why the organisation believes that it is necessary to enforce the right of stop and search;

• how employees will be chosen to be stopped and searched;

• the manner in which searches will be carried out; and

• where searches will take place.

2   Scope

2.1   This policy is applicable to all employees of [company name].

3   General principles

3.1   Right to stop and search

3.1.1   In accordance with this policy, the organisation reserves the right to:

• stop and search all employees;

• carry out a search of personal belongings and vehicles on the organisation's property; and

• carry out a search of all workplace areas, including lockers and any company vehicles.

3.1.2   Employees will be asked to consent to a search and will be required to complete a stop and search authorisation form.

3.2   Reasons for searches

3.2.1   [Company] reserves the right to undertake searches of employees within its premises. This is to protect both the organisation and its staff with regards to the security of radioactive materials and sensitive/classified documents, but also from illegal activities such as:

• any theft of the organisation's property or property belonging to another; and

• the possession or supply of illegal substances.

3.2.2   Employees are advised that a search on an employee does not indicate that he/she/they is/are under any suspicion of wrongdoing and searches will be carried out at random. However, the organisation also reserves the right to stop and search an employee when it reasonably suspects that he/she/they has/have committed an illegal act.

3.3   Level of searches

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