2022/25325 - Strip Searches

REQUEST

This is a request for information about the use of strip search on suspects aged under 18.

Could you please provide the number of occasions a suspect aged under 18 has been strip searched over the last ten years, from January 1, 2012, to today’s date.

The figures should be broken down by year and should include the age of the suspect searched and their gender.

If possible, please specify whether something illegal was found during each search and what that was.

RESPONSE