United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 22570
Body Searches: Children
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21 June 2022
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27 June 2022 · Answer
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27 June 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in response to the finding by BBC Radio 4's File on 4 programme that an estimated 13,000 children have been strip-searched by police since 2017; what assessment she has made o
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21 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in response to the finding by BBC Radio 4's File on 4 programme that an estimated 13,000 children have been strip-searched by police since 2017; what assessment she has made o
Source: Commons
27 June 2022
Answer
Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use should not be a routine occurrence. The Government is clear that any use of strip search should be carried out in accordance with the law and with full regard for the dig...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-21/22570
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1472092
- uk · wq-1472092 · source updated 27 June 2022