Child Q: Strip-search Met officers put on desk duties last week

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Child Q: Strip-search Met officers put on desk duties last week
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The girl is suing the Met and her school in Hackney.

Two Met Police officers who conducted a strip-search of a black schoolgirl have been removed from public-facing roles.found the search of the 15-year-old, known as Child Q, in 2020 was unjustified and racism was "likely" to have been a factor.Hackney Police commander Ch Supt Marcus Barnett, who resisted calls to resign, said the pair had been moved to desk duties, which took place last week.

Ch Supt Barnett said: "The officers that have conducted the search have been removed from frontline duties and they are working in another part of this BCU [Basic Command Unit], they are not on the frontline duties."

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