Men and women gave harrowing accounts of being strip-searched by officers at Greater Manchester Police
Dame Vera Baird said many arrests she looked into were “unnecessary and unlawful” Dame Vera Baird KC, the former victims’ commissioner, carried out the review ordered by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham following complaints from three women of unjustified use of strip searching.
“GMP, the NPCC and the Home Office should, forthwith, investigate the potential for use of equipment such as airport screening devices to eradicate degrading strip searching from police practice as much as possible. GMP could lead this endeavour,” she said. Maria was also anxious because she herself was on bail for an unrelated offence in another force area.
While Maria was trying to leave the police station via a gate, body-worn footage shows PC XI marching straight at her, wrenching her bag off her and bellowing across the yard: “I’ve just been told that you’re a problem drinker” “This is not impressive – so much for police duty of care to a vulnerable female victim of domestic abuse,” Dame Vera wrote.
Former GMP detective Maggie Oliver described the inquiry as “another damning indictment of one of the country’s largest police forces”. Dame Vera has set out recommendations on domestic abuse, better custody provision especially for women, improved risk assessment and more humane and dignified treatment of all detainees, a lay presence in police custody and also on arrests.On arrests, Dame Vera notes: “It is of concern that in a number of cases in this inquiry where there is a continuing dispute, the police appear to have supported one side and taken criminal justice action – in particular, arrest – against the other party.
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