UK child strip search report

Commissioner Rachel de Souza has called for urgent reforms following data that shows hundreds of 'intrusive and traumatic' searches took place in 2024, many of which yielded no evidence.

The report highlights a disturbing pattern of racial bias and a failure to prioritize child safeguarding within police ranks.

Campaigners are demanding a complete overhaul of police protocols, particularly in the wake of high-profile cases like 'Child Q' that have already damaged public trust.

The findings suggest that systemic failures continue to leave minority children vulnerable to humiliating and potentially unlawful police interventions.