The Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel De Souza, has found thousands of cases of children being strip-searched across England and Wales.Her research found the Met Police carried out 891 strip-searches of children aged between eight and 17 from 2018 to mid-2022.Dame Rachel described the practice as "intrusive and potentially traumatic" to children involved, adding it should be subject to greater safeguards and scrutiny.
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