Children should not be strip-searched or detained unless a last resort, say MPs

<p>Parliamentary reports include harrowing testimonies from children in England and Wales about their treatment</p><p>Children should not be detained in custody unless arrested for a serious crime and strip-searched only under truly exceptional circumstances, two parliamentary reports have said.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/21/thousands-of-children-strip-searched-by-police-in-england-and-wales-last-year">Harrowing testimonies</a> of children in England and Wales who were strip-searched and who accused police of racism and making damaging, disrespectful comments are included in the research for the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on children in police custody.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/02/children-should-not-be-strip-searched-or-detained-unless-a-last-resort-say-mps">Continue reading...</a>