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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026042
I note you seek access to the following information:
The Children's Commissioner published a report in August 2022 on strip searches conducted on children and young people. Please supply as much as possible of the same information that they were provided with:
Data for 2018-2020 from the CrimInt Database based on existing fields in the MPS’s 5090 form for recording stop and searches:
• Age in the following categories: 10-12, 13-15, and 16-17.
• Gender: Whether the children were male or female.
• Ethnicity: Officer-observed and self-described ethnicity.
• Outcome: Whether any further action was taken against the child who was strip searched.
• Whether an Appropriate Adult was present.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.