Powers of arrest and search Powers of arrest and search England and Wales 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Power of arrest in cases of trading in prostitution, or of soliciting by men. 42Power of search in case of man living on earnings of prostitution. 43Power to search for and remove woman detained for immoral purposes. Powers of arrest and search