Written Question·Home Office·UIN 14882

Children: Body Searches

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities regarding plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously.Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must ...

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