38% of children strip-searched were Black & 52% of searches did not confirm that an appropriate adult was present - this is not acceptable. Just for Kids Law's Youth Justice Legal Centre is doing brilliant work to ensure that legislative changes are being made to prevent strip-searching of children. They are working with UK and global partners and taking the issues to the UN in order to address this.
Read the Children's Commissioner's report on strip search of children in England and Wales here.
