Two Met Police officers who strip-searched schoolgirl committed gross misconduct

Two Metropolitan Police officers found guilty of gross misconduct for strip-searching 15-year-old schoolgirl, known as Child Q, at her east London school in 2020. The officers' actions were deemed humiliating, inappropriate, and degrading, with the girl forced to expose herself while on her period. The incident highlighted organizational failings within the police and sparked nationwide calls for urgent action and improved oversight in child searches.