Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 103867
Children: Body Searches
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government is committed to introducing new legal safeguards around the strip search of children. Department officials are working with officials from the Home Office to deliver this important commitment. Strip search is one of the most intrusive power...
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