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Black girls three times more likely to undergo invasive strip-search by Met police

Data analysed by Liberty Investigates shows almost half of girls subjected to strip-searches between 2017 and 2022 were Black

The Guardian - UK

Worst police forces for strip searching children as young as eight ranked

The strip searches have been carried out by police forces across the country. The Met tops the list with Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Merseryside and Essex close behind

Daily Mirror

Children as young as eight strip-searched by police, report finds

Black youths are disproportionately more likely to be strip-searched than their white peers, report finds

Evening Standard

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Met Police officers investigated after strip search of 15-year-old girl

An investigation by the police watchdog began last year following public concern over the case of Child Q

Evening Standard

A placard on the street said all we need to know about the violation of Child Q

The protest against the police abuse of a teenage girl at her school showed that people refuse to tolerate black children being seen as less than human, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘to act over child strip-searches and police vetting failures’

Yvette Cooper sets out policies at party conference and attacks ‘unworkable and unethical’ Rwanda deportation plan

The Guardian - UK

Why are strip-searches not a matter of public debate in the UK?

The recent story of Child Q, the 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was accused by her teachers of smelling of cannabis and subjected to a strip-search at her school in Hackney, London, without an appropriate adult present, has rightly elicited outrage.

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Schools in England advised to assess risk of strip-search before calling police

Guidance issued after 15-year-old black girl known as Child Q was strip-searched by female police officers in 2020

The Guardian - UK

What does the Metropolitan Police being put under ‘Special Measures’ mean and why has it happened?

Everything you need to know about the Met Police’s ‘Special Measures’

Evening Standard

Met Police placed under special measures by watchdog after 'serious' failures

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services initiated the process as the Met Police did not manage to eradicate a cause of concern. It follows a number of scandals including the strip search of a 15-year-old girl known as Child Q.

Daily Mirror

Met refers eight more strip-searches of children to police watchdog

After outrage over case of Child Q, force asks IOPC to examine incidents involving children aged 14-17

The Guardian - UK

New Met police chief must commit to root and branch reform, demands Sadiq Khan

In a major speech, the Mayor said he owed it to victims such as Sarah Everard and Stephen Lawrence to deliver major change at Scotland Yard

Evening Standard

Child Q: Four Met Police officers investigated after strip-searching Black schoolgirl

Teenager was searched by police who knew she was menstruating and wrongly suspected her of carrying cannabis

The Independent UK

Four Met Police officers face gross misconduct after 'Child Q' strip-searched

The youngster was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

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The Independent UK

Child Q: Four Met Police officers investigated after strip-searching Black schoolgirl - OLD

The officers have each been served with gross misconduct notices in relation to the incident which happened in 2020.

The Conversation

Whiteness is at the heart of racism in Britain – so why is it portrayed as a Black problem?

In 2020, two police officers in Hackney strip-searched a 15-year-old Black girl at her school. Police conducted the search of this child, known as Child Q, without the consent of her parents, without an appropriate adult present (despite this being required by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984), and…

The Guardian - UK

‘I got fed up with my students ending up in prison or dead’: the teacher fighting to end school exclusions

Appalled by the damage of zero-tolerance behaviour policies that see ever more pupils thrown out of class, and often education, Zahra Bei founded a campaign focusing on racial justice

The Independent UK

Headteacher of school where Child Q was strip-searched steps down over health issues

Fifteen-year-old girl suing Metropolitan Police and east London school following incident

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The Guardian - UK

Child Q: school says head stepping down due to ill health

Announcement follows outcry over strip search of girl by Metropolitan police officers at the London school

The Conversation

Black people are often associated with deviance – but I never understood the true impact until I was racially profiled

The horrifying experience of Child Q, a 15-year-old girl who was subjected to a strip search by police officers in her school in Hackney, London, is a harrowing example of how British society associates Blackness with deviant behaviour.

The Independent UK

Lord Simon Woolley tells House of Lords: ‘I’ve been strip searched. Ask Child Q if it’s funny’

The case of Child Q – a 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis – has drawn outrage from the public and politicians.

Evening Standard

Met inspector will have to green-light strip searches in two London boroughs in wake of Child Q uproar

The measure has been introduced following outrage over the strip search of a black school girl in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Met police urged to admit racism after strip-search of black girl in Hackney

London council chief says treatment of 15-year-old at school shows institutional racism in force still exists

The Guardian - UK

We must all tackle the systemic racism that led to the abuse of Child Q

Letter: Children’s charities call on the government, the Home Office and the police to strengthen safeguarding procedures and put anti-racism at the heart of decision-making

The Independent UK

Child Q: School apologises for ‘disgusting’ strip-search of Black schoolgirl

The governing board of a London school where a Black schoolgirl was strip-searched has reportedly apologised and claimed staff were “not aware a strip-search was taking place”.

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