Dame Vera Baird KC to lead independent review into the force’s treatment of women in custody

The mayor of Greater Manchester has launched an independent inquiry into the treatment of women in custody with a focus on strip-searches.

The former victims commissioner Dame Vera Baird KC was asked last month to examine three cases of women who accused Greater Manchester police of unjustified intimate searches.

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