Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has called for police chiefs to "get their act together" following a damning report on children being strip-searched. Of the almost 3,000 strip-searches on children by police in recent years, more than half have taken place without an appropiate adult present, research by the Children's Commissioner's office showed.

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has called for police chiefs to "get their act together" following a damning report on children being strip-searched. Of the almost 3,000 strip-searches on children by police in recent years, more than half have taken place without an appropiate adult present, research by the Children's Commissioner's office showed.