The measures under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 were initially suspended by the government in July
Stop and search powers may return , with use likely to be limited to shorter time periods and geographical areas.
The measures under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have not resulted in any prosecutions but have led to complaints from people across all sections of society who have been stopped in order to balance statistics.
Use of section 44 was suspended by the government in July.
Allowing continued use will satisfy concerns from senior police officers who believe they could be a vital tool around major events such as this year's Royal wedding or the 2012 London Olympic games.
A review is soon to be carried out and is also likely to result in many of the powers involved in control orders being retained, but under a different name.
Critics of section 44 say the powers were used 101,248 times in 2009-10, but resulted in just 506 arrests and none of those was under terrorism laws.
Graham Foulkes, whose son, David, was a victim of the July 7 attacks, said: "The current system is not perfect. But throwing it out with no effective replacement process leaves us vulnerable."
