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

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

An official report accuses police of abusing their power to strip-search children, with black children much more likely than white children to be selected by officers for the ordeal.

Data collected by the office of the children’s commissioner found there were at least 2,847 recorded strip-searches of children pre-arrest across England and Wales between 2018 and 2022 under stop and search powers.

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