New figures have revealed 20 children were strip-searched by Greater Manchester Police over a four-year period. It represents just one per cent of the total number of searches carried out under police stop and search powers between 2018 and mid-2022.
The force revealed 19 of the searches were on boys, with one on a girl, and in 13 of the 20 cases, illegal items were found. Seven of the searches resulted in an arrest.
The figures have been published by the office of the Children's Commissioner for England (CCo). In Cheshire, the figure stands at 10, with 56 children strip-searched by police in neighbouring Lancashire over the same period. GMP stressed officers 'undertake rigorous and regular training', and said it would review the report carefully.
