The Met Police's record on child protection has been denounced by the children's commissioner for England after she revealed the force strip-searched 650 children over a period of two years - most of whom were found to be innocent. JaneDJourno reports.
The Metropolitan Police’s record on child protection has been denounced by the children’s commissioner for England after she revealed the force strip searched 650 children over a period of
two years.Dame Rachel de Souza said almost a quarter of children were searched without an appropriate adult present, which is legally required unless there’s an urgent risk of serious harm.
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