NEW procedures are being introduced to ensure everyone is treated fairly if they are stopped and questioned by Greater Manchester Police.
Officers already have to fill in forms if they stop and search a suspect and similar ones will now be devised to be used each time a person is stopped and quizzed.
The Home Secretary has set the deadline for implementation of the new procedures at April 1 next year.
Michael Hyman a member of the Police Authority, said: "By having a record of every stop, police officers will be discouraged from abusing their powers and from unfairly targeting certain groups, but we do not want unnecessary bureaucracy to put them off doing their job."
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