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.

When an officer requests a person in a public place to account for themselves, i.e. their actions, behaviour, presence in an area or possession of anything, a record of the encounter noting the person's self defined ethnic background must be completed at the time and a receipt given to the person. The receipt must identify the name of the officer who has made the stop and conducted the encounter.This is unless exceptional circumstances apply such as the officer is urgently required elsewhere.