Body Searches: Children and Young People
Commons · Question 1304 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the commitment to introduce new legal safeguards around strip-searching children and young people; and what the timeline is for the implementation of these safeguards.
Answer
Answered by Natalie Fleet, 20 May 2026
Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police. The Government has been clear that, where these powers are used, they must be exercised lawfully, proportionately and with proper regard for the welfare and dignity of children and ...