5% of police strip-searches carried out on children, new figures show
The release follows the Child Q scandal earlier this year, in which a 15-year-old schoolgirl was strip-searched by police
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The release follows the Child Q scandal earlier this year, in which a 15-year-old schoolgirl was strip-searched by police
There were 65,336 strip-searches carried out by 28 of 43 forces in England and Wales in the year to March, of which five per cent (3,133) were carried out on 10 to 17-year-olds, a Home Office report said.
The release follows the Child Q scandal earlier this year, in which a 15-year-old schoolgirl was strip-searched by police
The release follows the Child Q scandal earlier this year, in which a 15-year-old schoolgirl was strip-searched by police
The release follows the Child Q scandal earlier this year, in which a 15-year-old schoolgirl was strip-searched by police