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Met police officers strip search more than 4,500 children as young as TEN in five years
PUBLISHED: 20:57 EST, 16 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:31 EST, 17 March 2014
Metropolitan police officers have strip searched more than 4,500 children in the last five years, figures have shown.
Police strip-searched 4,638 children between the ages of 10 and 16 between April 2008 and the end of last year.
In 2010 alone, 990 children were subjected to the procedure which involves a suspect taking all their clothes off before being searched, which can involve bending over and spreading their legs.
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Metropolitan Police officers have strip searched more than 4,500 children in five years, some as young as 10
The figures, obtained by The Guardian under a freedom of information request, revealed that just over a third of those searched were later released without charge.
Police officers are allowed to strip search children, but only if they believe they are hiding Class A drugs or an object that could cause harm.
The law states that any strip search must happen while the suspect is under arrest, must take place in a detention centre, and must be approved by an inspector.
Sophie Khan, legal director of Police Action Centre, told the newspaper: 'It is disturbing that the Met strip search children as young as 10 years old on a routine basis.
'Strip searching is an inhuman and degrading experience and children should not be subjected to such treatment unless there is no other feasible method to detect crime available.'
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The procedure, which can involve them being forced to bend over and spread their legs, must be carried out in a detention centre or cell after arrest, and must be approved by an inspector
However, a spokesman for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Prisons said that strip search powers were 'vital' in seizing evidence, and protecting the safety of staff and detainees.
She added that those who are under-18, or are mentally vulnerable, will have an adult with them unless an urgent search is needed or the adult and child consent to nobody else being present.
The figures showed that, between April 2009 and this year, the Metropolitan Police strip-searched a total of 134,000 people.
Of those 134,00, 10.5 per cent were women and another 3.5 per cent were children.
WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU ARE STOPPED AND SEARCHED
Before you're searched the police officer must tell you: their name and police station, what they expect to find (file picture)
Police officers have powers to stop and search you if they have ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect you are carrying illegal drugs, a weapon, stolen property or something which could be used to commit a crime (such as a crowbar).
They usually take place in public places, but in some instances, a search may be carried out at a police station.
You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer.
This can happen if it is suspected that serious violence could take place, you are carrying or have used a weapon, or you’re in a specific location or area.
This can happen at football matches or in areas that are experiencing problems with vandalism or crime.
Before you are searched, the police officer must tell you their name and police station they are stationed at, what they expect to find (for example drugs), the reason they want to search you (it might look like you are hiding something) why they are legally allowed to search you, that you can have a record of the search and if this is not possible at the time, how you can get a copy
A police officer can also ask you to take off your coat, jacket or gloves.
The police might ask you to take off other clothes and anything you’re wearing for religious reasons ( a veil or turban for example).
If they do, they must take you somewhere out of public view. If the officer wants to remove more than a jacket and gloves they must be the same sex as you.
According to guidelines, officers are not allowed to stop you because of your age, gender, race, religion, nationality or simply because you have committed a crime in the past.
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Met police officers strip search more than 4,500 children as young as TEN in five years
- Total of 4,638 children as young as 10 strip searched in five years
- Procedure can involve being forced to bend over and spread legs
- In 2010 alone, 990 children were searched after removing their clothes
- A third of those searched were later released without charge
PUBLISHED: 20:57 EST, 16 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:31 EST, 17 March 2014
Metropolitan police officers have strip searched more than 4,500 children in the last five years, figures have shown.
Police strip-searched 4,638 children between the ages of 10 and 16 between April 2008 and the end of last year.
In 2010 alone, 990 children were subjected to the procedure which involves a suspect taking all their clothes off before being searched, which can involve bending over and spreading their legs.
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Metropolitan Police officers have strip searched more than 4,500 children in five years, some as young as 10
The figures, obtained by The Guardian under a freedom of information request, revealed that just over a third of those searched were later released without charge.
Police officers are allowed to strip search children, but only if they believe they are hiding Class A drugs or an object that could cause harm.
The law states that any strip search must happen while the suspect is under arrest, must take place in a detention centre, and must be approved by an inspector.
Sophie Khan, legal director of Police Action Centre, told the newspaper: 'It is disturbing that the Met strip search children as young as 10 years old on a routine basis.
'Strip searching is an inhuman and degrading experience and children should not be subjected to such treatment unless there is no other feasible method to detect crime available.'
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The procedure, which can involve them being forced to bend over and spread their legs, must be carried out in a detention centre or cell after arrest, and must be approved by an inspector
However, a spokesman for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Prisons said that strip search powers were 'vital' in seizing evidence, and protecting the safety of staff and detainees.
She added that those who are under-18, or are mentally vulnerable, will have an adult with them unless an urgent search is needed or the adult and child consent to nobody else being present.
The figures showed that, between April 2009 and this year, the Metropolitan Police strip-searched a total of 134,000 people.
Of those 134,00, 10.5 per cent were women and another 3.5 per cent were children.
WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU ARE STOPPED AND SEARCHED
Before you're searched the police officer must tell you: their name and police station, what they expect to find (file picture)
Police officers have powers to stop and search you if they have ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect you are carrying illegal drugs, a weapon, stolen property or something which could be used to commit a crime (such as a crowbar).
They usually take place in public places, but in some instances, a search may be carried out at a police station.
You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer.
This can happen if it is suspected that serious violence could take place, you are carrying or have used a weapon, or you’re in a specific location or area.
This can happen at football matches or in areas that are experiencing problems with vandalism or crime.
Before you are searched, the police officer must tell you their name and police station they are stationed at, what they expect to find (for example drugs), the reason they want to search you (it might look like you are hiding something) why they are legally allowed to search you, that you can have a record of the search and if this is not possible at the time, how you can get a copy
A police officer can also ask you to take off your coat, jacket or gloves.
The police might ask you to take off other clothes and anything you’re wearing for religious reasons ( a veil or turban for example).
If they do, they must take you somewhere out of public view. If the officer wants to remove more than a jacket and gloves they must be the same sex as you.
According to guidelines, officers are not allowed to stop you because of your age, gender, race, religion, nationality or simply because you have committed a crime in the past.
Biggest drug traffickers is the U.K. Gov't. They use these laws against the citizens because those who create the laws don't have to obey them.
