"LONDON (INTELLIHUB) — Information relating to police searches in the UK were recently revealed through a Freedom of Information Act document dump published by the London Guardian."
"The documents show that 4,638 children between the ages of 10 and 16 were strip searched by police between April 2008 and the end of last year. It is important to mention that these figures are likely only scratching the surface because it is possible that thousands of searches were conducted off the record."
"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 to the police," said Sophie Khan, legal director of Police Action Centre, a charity that raises awareness about police abuse."
"However, an unnamed spokeswoman from the police said that the strip search procedures were "proportionate and appropriate".
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