[holding answer 23 July 2007]: Training in stop and search procedures is provided by all police forces as part of the initial police learning and development programme for new officers. The training is reinforced for new sergeants and inspectors in the operational sections of the core leadership development programme. All police forces have a full training package on stop and search powers provided by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). In addition to this, an E-Learning module on stop and search powers is available to all police personnel in all forces, provided by an NPIA and Metropolitan Police Service Partnership.