Strip searching of children in England and Wales: First complete dataset for 2018–2023, including new data July 2022-June 2023

[IwantToRetire]

Children's Commissioner presents a complete analysis of strip searches conducted by police across England and Wales across five and a half years of data, from 2018 to 2023, including new data for 2022 to 2023. My research again confirms that the issues are not confined to London – indeed, there are indications that outside of London the issues are even more deeply entrenched. Throughout England and Wales, police continue to strip search children as part of stop and searches, revealing concerning practices and widespread failure to comply with safeguarding procedures designed to protect children.

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/strip-searching-of-children-in-england-and-wales-first-complete-dataset-for-2018-2023-including-new-data-july-2022-june-2023/

Earlier threads:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/feminism/4507046-Child-Q-15-year-old-girl-strip-searched-by-police-in-Hackney
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4791296-black-girls-three-times-more-likely-to-undergo-invasive-strip-search-by-met-police
(there are probably others, but search function is just rubbish)

From the closing para of the report.. 'police too often forget that children are children.'

Thank you for the link, IWant.

Small improvements have been made, so that's something positive.

The report doesn't deal with the issue of trans-identified males searching females of any age (but here specifically under 18). Does it? I think that's not there but would be delighted to be wrong.