Too many strip-searches of children in England and Wales are "unnecessary, unsafe and under-reported," a new report warns. Data gathered by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza shows that ...
One in 20 child strip-searches by police were not compliant with legal codes of practice in England and Wales over five years, a report by the Children’s Commissioner has found. More than 3,000 ...
Police across England and Wales are conducting fewer strip-searches of children but "concerning practices" remain, including a "widespread failure" to comply with safeguarding procedures ...
The number of child strip searches by police forces across England and Wales appears to be falling but safeguarding failures remain a problem, according to a report from the Children’s Commissioner.
Child strip searches by police have fallen sharply but safeguarding failures remain a problem, the Children's Commissioner has warned. In a new report, Dame Rachel de Souza found that more than ...
The number of child strip searches by police forces across England and Wales appears to be falling but safeguarding failures remain a problem, according to a report from the Children’s Commissioner.
One in 20 child strip-searches by police were not compliant with legal codes of practice in England and Wales over five years, a report by the Children’s Commissioner has found. More than 3,000 strip ...
Christina Cardenas, who had travelled four hours to see her husband, was subjected to a series of invasive searches, including strip searches, drug and pregnancy tests, and medical scans.
One child is strip searched every 14 hours, according to data in a report by the Children's Commissioner, with police failing to record an appropriate adult in almost half of recent searches.
The number of child strip searches by police forces across England and Wales appears to be falling but safeguarding failures remain a problem, according to a report from the Children’s Commissioner.