HC Deb 10 July 1986 vol 101 cc223-4W
Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the numbers, age groups and ethnic origins of all (a) women and (b) girls under 18 years strip searched at Haringey, London, police stations during the years 1984, 1985 and up to the latest date for which information is available; and how many charges have been laid as a result of any materials found during these strip searches.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Information on strip searches is recorded only on individual custody records and is not collated in this or any other form.

Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints have been submitted to the police by (a) women and (b) girls under 18 years who have been strip searched during the last two years; if all these complaints have been investigated; and if any have been referred for disciplinary considerations or to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr. Giles Shaw

This information is not available.