Four serving Metropolitan Police Officers are being investigated over the arrest and detention of a child who was strip-searched, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed.
The IOPC said, in a statement, that a police sergeant and three constables have been served notices "in relation to the arrest and detention of the child, who was strip-searched by officers".
It added: “The serving of misconduct notices does not necessarily mean disciplinary proceedings will follow.”
The investigation relates to a referral received by the IOPC in May 2022, when the police watchdog received a number of referrals in the wake of the Child Q case which saw a 15-year-old black girl strip-searched by Met Police officers at school while she was on her period.
