Police Strip Searches

from 5 Live Investigates Hosted by BBC Radio 5 Live

5 live Investigates reveals startling new figures on the number of strip searches carried out by police. The Metropolitan Police alone carried out more than 76 thousand strip searches in the last three years - that's one every 20 minutes. Among them were 4,000 children.The programme has uncovered cases across England and Wales where searches appear unjustified, rules for children haven't been followed and even apparently racially motivated searches. The Home Office is now looking at whether extra safeguards are needed because it says many police forces don't have sufficient records to show if they're being carried out fairly or adequately supervised. Yvette Cooper MP, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, says the figures are worrying and police need to demonstrate whether so many searches are justified. Only 13 of the 45 forces in the UK we contacted could tell us how many strip searches they'd carried out.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

Police Strip Searches

0:00 44:04

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

The Course Mentors Podcast The Course Mentors Hey there, future course creator! Ever feel like turning your know-how into an online course is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded? Well, grab your headphones because "The Course Mentors Podcast" is here to be your secret weapon! Meet Aimee and Odette (that's us!), your new best friends in the course creation world. We've been in the trenches for over a decade, and for the last five years, we've been rocking the online course space. Now we're here to spill all our secrets in bite-sized, 15-20 minute episodes that'll fit perfectly in your coffee breaks. No fluff, no filler - just real, actionable advice that'll take you from "um, what's a landing page?" to "holy moly, I just hit six figures!". We're talking everything from crafting your course to marketing it like a pro and building a business that'll have you pinching yourself. Whether you're dreaming of ditching the 9-to-5 grind, adding a sweet extra income str

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of 5 Live Investigates?

This episode is 44 minutes long.

When was this 5 Live Investigates episode published?

This episode was published on October 30, 2016.

Can I download this 5 Live Investigates episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.