The Children's Commissioner in the UK has found that between 2018 and 2020, 650 children were subject to strip-searches by the Metropolitan Police Force.
The Children’s Commissioner in the UK has found that between 2018 and 2020, 650 children were subject to “intrusive and traumatising” strip-searches by the Metropolitan Police Force. The report by Scotland Yard was commissioned after the Child Q scandal, in which a Black teenage girl was strip-searched on her period by officers without another adult present.
The latest figures show that Black children, particularly Black boys, are being disproportionately targeted by police. AsThe Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said that the figures point to aShe said: “I am not reassured that what happened to Child Q was an isolated issue, but instead believe it may be a particularly concerning example of a more systemic problem around child protection within the Metropolitan Police. “I remain unconvinced that the Metropolitan Police is consistently considering children’s welfare and wellbeing.”, two female officers subjected a girl to a strip search at her school in Hackney, London after she was wrongly suspected of carrying drugs. No drugs were found, and a report determined that racism was a likely factor in the traumatising and humiliating ordeal. At one point during the search, her private parts were exposed and she was made to remove her sanitary towel. She was then sent home in a taxi. A Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review said that it is unlikely that Child Q would have been treated this way if she wasn’t Black. It also said that “adultification” was likely a factor, which occurs when adults’ racism causes them to treat Black children like adults. The report read: “The disproportionate decision to strip search Child Q is unlikely to have been disconnected from her ethnicity and her background as a child growing up on an estate in Hackney.”
Please follow us on Google to support us Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Met Éireann reveals how long Ireland’s miserable weather will lastMet Eireann has provided a bit of clarity on the month ahead as Ireland experiences some unseasonable wet and windy conditions.
Read more »
Met Eireann warn of further flooding as rain warnings come into effectStorm Babet hit parts of the country hard last week as there was extreme rainfall leading to floods - Met Eireann have warned that the flooding may not be over just yet
Read more »
– Red Carpet Goes Very Wrong at The Met BallThe website for Irish women
Read more »
Met Eireann pinpoints when Status Orange rain warning will come to an endIntense rainfall has led to substantial flooding in certain areas of the southeastern region, where over 30mm of rain has been documented in parts of Waterford and Kilkenny
Read more »
Johnny Ward never thought he would marry so feels blessed to have met his wifeThe actor, who has starred in Fair City and Love/Hate, felt extremely nervous when proposing to now wife Brenda on Christmas Day but is thrilled with how everything worked out
Read more »
Sinéad Burke’s Vogue article about her Met Gala moment is a must-readSinéad Burke's Vogue article about her Met Gala moment is a must-read
Read more »