Greater Manchester Police stops strip searches after critical report

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Strip searches by police in so-called "welfare" cases are to be stopped in Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham has announced.

The decision follows testimonies from victims who claimed they were subjected to unjustified strip searches by Greater Manchester Police.

Ending the practice was one of the recommendations of the Dame Vera Baird Inquiry, an independent review into the experiences of women and girls in police custody in the area.

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I hope other police forces follow this example.

Not all strip searches just welfare cases

Welfare cases are ones where the person in custody is deemed to be vulnerable, for a variety of reasons.

That seems sensible and proportionate. I doubt the Police Officers will be sorry to not have to carry them out. Except for the perverts and the ones who liked to bully the vulnerable.

https://zaynaiman.co.uk/lets-explore-about/

Zayna Iman's experience at the hands of GMP is completely shocking.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13563129/amp/Woman-drugged-raped-custody-GMP-mystery-CCTV.html

I'm really pleased - Burnham met with Zayna and then seemed to go completely quiet about her awful experience.

This is a step forward for women in her situation and I hope also a step forward for Zayna in her attempts to gain answers and action about what happened to her.

Ah no spoke too soon.

x.com/imanzayna/status/1858554476069875785?s=46&t=A2fpFNgDRyXF2d6ye97wEA

So it's a white wash.

I'm pleased that these powers have been removed.

I'm sorry to learn that Zayna Iman's ghastly experience with GMP continues and that nobody is being held truly accountable.

With yet more Met Officers recently charged with sexual assault, all Police forces need to reflect on their recruitment and performance management strategies.

Sadly this is how so many institutional failures are dealt with.

They will make a change, but avoid actually admitting they ever did anything wrong.

Even though the change they have made was because they did something wrong.