Issuing officers can now grant warrants to search people under 14 years old; they must consider the child's best interests when deciding.

Police cannot stop, search or detain a person under 14 years old unless they have a warrant, a court order, or meet specific safety and evidence exceptions.

Police can stop or search a person under 14 without a warrant if they believe the person is at risk of causing serious harm or damage; they can also do so if the person has evidence of a crime committed by someone else.

Police must not detain a person under 14 for longer than is necessary and reasonable.

Police can take a detained person under 14 to a parent, a long-term carer or another appropriate agency.

Issuing officers can now grant warrants or allow emergency entry to premises to prevent physical injury to a person; this expands the existing power to act to prevent an offence.