The Baird Inquiry was launched in response to a Sky News investigation into GMP's treatment of three women in custody in one police station.
A damning report has found officers at Greater Manchester Police are abusing their power - making unlawful arrests, unlawful and demeaning strip searches, sometimes treating victims as perpetrators, and traumatising those who have suffered sexual abuse or domestic violence.
' Partner who reported domestic abuse made to strip In another case first raised by Sky News last year, Dame Vera explores the arrest of a young women, 'Maria' . She went to the police station after her partner was arrested and detained following an alleged domestic violence attack against her. She needed to get money and keys from the detained man and made calls to the police for help after being unable to access the station.
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