A Section 60 and 60AA has been authorised in the Gorton and Abbey Hey areas of Manchester.
Under a Section 60, officers have extra powers to stop and search people in the area defined above within the timeframe. A Section 60AA authority allows us to require people to remove face coverings used to disguise or conceal their appearance.
The authority was granted at 9am this morning (Wednesday 5 November 2025) and will run until 3am tomorrow (Thursday 6 November 2025).
The temporary powers have come into enforcement to assist officers in reducing serious ASB and criminality in the area during bonfire night.
The enforcement of the S60 has been granted as part of our response to keeping the community safe and preventing further incidents taking place. Officers will be increasing patrols in the area over the coming days.
Inspector Zac Campbell, Gorton & Levenshulme Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We have implemented this order to assist officers in reducing serious ASB and criminality during Bonfire Night.
“The order runs into the early hours of tomorrow morning, and you will notice extra police presence in the area.
“If you have any concerns about anything, please do speak with an officer.”
