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Too many children strip searches are ‘unnecessary, unsafe and under-reported’

Cash Boyle 19/08/2024
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The report by Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza is based on new data which details the searches conducted by every force in England and Wales between January 2018 and June 2023.

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