2022/25037 - Strip Searches

REQUEST

I would like to know:

The number of people subject to strip searches in the last 5 years broken down by age and gender?

Specifically, how many children, broken down by age group if possible (for example, 10-12, 13-15, 16-17) were subjected to strip searches in this time?

The numbers of people subject to strip search in the last 5 years by ethnicity.

And specifically, the number of children subject to strip search in this time broken down by ethnicity?

RESPONSE

The data below shows the number of strip searches that have occurred once the person has been arrested and taken to custody and is based on the number of custody records that have a strip search record linked.

The date is based on the date of arrival into custody and the age is based on the age at arrest. Ethnicity is based on Self-defined Ethnicity.

Ethnicity

Ethnicity of those Under 18