Independent TV
Showing now | News
00:53
Children’s Commissioner reveals 650 children have been strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police
The Children’s Commissioner has revealed that the Metropolitan Police’s strip searching of Child Q was not an isolated incident, as data she obtained showed that 650 children aged 10-17 were strip-searched by Met officers between 2018 and 2020.
Dame Rachel de Souza sought out the figures after Child Q, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was on her period, was strip-searched by police in 2020 after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis at school.
“I [called] for this data from the Metropolitan Police to make sure this was an isolated incident... I’m really shocked,” Dame Rachel said.
Sign up to our newsletters.
Bookmark popover
Removed from bookmarks