Strip Search Policy for Trans Women Shifts to male Police Following Supreme Court Ruling

[James105]

25 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

As each individual, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, has the right to request male or female doctors, shouldn't everyone have the choice of which gender strip searches them?

 

So a male who is accused of raping a women could request he is strip searched by a female?  You didn't really think this through did you?

[youreavinalaff]

17 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

So a male who is accused of raping a women could request he is strip searched by a female?  You didn't really think this through did you?

The article is regarding BTP. Strip searches are only carried out to protect the accused from harm.

 

Obviously, in extreme cases, procedures would need to be followed in best interest of all concerned.

 

Strip searches are also carried out by more that one officer. 

[GanDoonToonPet]

12 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

There is also a policy at BTP that males with gender recognition certificates can strip search a female suspect.

 

Not any more 🙂

[GanDoonToonPet]

There seems to be a lot of confusion over what this is!

 

1. The Equality Act 2010 tells organisation when they can discriminate and when they can't, according to specific protected characteristics.

 

2. The Supreme Court ruled that the protected characteristic of 'sex' refers to 'biological sex', otherwise it would lead to contradictions in law.

 

3. Trans people are still protected against discrimination under the protected characteristic of 'gender reassignment'. 

[Yagoda]

Dangler: Male cop

No Dangler: Female Cop

[GammaGlobulin]

Although I am not TRANS...

 

STILL, I prefer to be searched by females.

Always have....

 

[helloagain]

On 4/19/2025 at 8:13 AM, lamyai3 said:

 

Presumably most of them would be quite pleased by this development.

If they were born with a penis no problem. If they've had it chopped of still no problem they born a male no problem. Common sense at last.