Children and Young People Act 2008
584Searches—intrusiveness
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584 Searches—intrusiveness (1) An intensive therapy person conducting a search of a child or young person under this division must ensure, as far as practicable, that the search— (a) is the least intrusive kind of search that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) is conducted in the least intrusive way that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances. searching for a dangerous thing by a scanning search rather than a frisk search (2) A child or young person must not be subjected to a strip search.
strip search means a search of a person that includes— (a) requiring the person to remove all of the person’s clothing; and (b) examining— (i) the person’s body (but not the person’s body orifices or cavities); and (ii) the person’s clothing.