Transgender police allowed to strip-search women under new guidance
Jump to content UK NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 2024 News Sport Business Money Opinion Ukraine US election Travel Health Lifestyle Culture Puzzles Podcasts My Feed See all News Transgender police allowed to strip-search women under new guidance British Transport Police criticised by women’s rights groups for allowing ‘state-sanctioned sexual assault’ 667 Connor Stringer Senior reporter 22 November 2024 9:20pm GMT Transgender police officers can strip-search women under new guidance issued by the British Transport Police (BTP). The guidance, seen by The Telegraph, allows male staff identifying as female to intimately search women so long as they have a gender recognition certificate (GRC). It comes after backlash earlier this year saw similar national policing guidance temporarily withdrawn after the-then government raised concerns about women’s safety. The guidance says officers can search people of the same sex as “either their birth certificate or GRC” in BTP jurisdiction....