'Child Q case made me fear could this happen to me'

A 15-year-old girl, identified only as Child Q , was strip-searched by police officers at her school in Hackney , east London , after teachers wrongly accused her of carrying cannabis.

A disciplinary hearing for the officers involved found that race was not a factor in the way Child Q was treated.

Two officers who conducted the search were sacked after they were found to have committed gross misconduct.

The Met has acknowledged the incident has affected its relationship with black communities.

The Met has launched a recruitment drive to try and attract women, black people and ethnic minority communities to increase diversity in its workforce.

The Met introduced a new set of commitments on stop and search, following consultation with communities across London .

The force has previously said it's changed its policy on strip searches on children to balance the need for them against the impact they can have.

"They'll say something, 'oh yeah, I'm sorry, blah blah blah' but the next couple of months you're hearing something happening with the police doing something bad. "Come on. You can't keep apologising if you're going to keep doing it.".