Searches on children, POC kids moreso than 'white' kids.

#ChildrensCommissioner #ChildQ

Disgraceful! Makes one ashamed to be British!
Remember, this is based on 'suspicion'; #prearrest. Often about what? Weed

#racism #childabuse #ACAB #StripSearchingChildren

#BANStripSearchingOfChildren !!

Strip search of children in England and Wales | Children's Commissioner for England

I conducted my first project on strip searching because I was shocked and appalled by what happened to Child Q in Hackney last year. I felt that I owed it

Children's Commissioner for England
Worst police forces for strip searching children as young as eight ranked

The strip searches have been carried out by police forces across the country. The Met tops the list with Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Merseryside and Essex close behind

mirror
Claudia Sturt speaks at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum

Claudia Sturt, CEO of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), talks about next steps for the youth justice system and embedding Child First principles.

GOV.UK
The law on police strip searches

Scotland Yard forced to apologise after leaving 15-year-old girl traumatised at school

The Week
What the Child Q and Children's Commissioner Reports Show About Child Strip Searches by Police - Donoghue Solicitors

The Child Q and Childrens' Commissioner's reports highlighted the issue of child strip searches by the police. Kevin Donoghue explains how.

Donoghue Solicitors
Schools should be ‘specifically excluded’ as strip-search location

The recommendation has been made in a report from the children’s commissioner

Tes Magazine
Police strip-searched children as young as eight - BBC News

Black children were six times more likely to be targeted than the overall population, figures show.

BBC News
Children as young as eight strip-searched by police as report shows 'evidence of deeply concerning practice'

Sky

#StripSearchingChildren

I'm shocked, but not surprised by this, once I've found the report I will post a link to it.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/26/race-disparity-police-strip-searches-of-children-england-and-wales

Black children 11 times more likely to be strip-searched in England and Wales than white peers

Report says black children over-represented in strip-searches by police between 2018 and 2022

The Guardian