Baird Inquiry: How Greater Manchester Police acted unlawfully
This Is Why
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🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Dame Vera Baird, a former victim's commissioner, examined 15 cases and found GMP were guilty of unlawful arrests, demeaning strip searches and exercising powers they do not have. Â
Niall Paterson is joined by Jason to hear more of the stories of people mistreated by GMP and to look at Dame Vera's findings. Â
Plus, Niall speaks to Maggie Oliver, a former GMP detective constable who campaigns for greater accountability from the police.Â
Producer: Emma Rae WoodhouseÂ
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-CharlesÂ
Editor: Wendy ParkerÂ
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
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| 0:59.9 | A year ago, Sky News brought you the story of three women |
| 1:04.0 | who claimed they were mistreated by Greater Manchester Police. |
| 1:07.8 | Their testimony was chilling. |
| 1:10.1 | Allegations of humiliation of improper strip searches |
| 1:13.6 | of abuse of power. |
| 1:14.6 | I did feel like I was being used as a piece of me and that men wouldn't be used in that |
| 1:21.6 | that don't get strip searched in that way. |
| 1:23.6 | That's how they get you to shut up because it's scary. It's absolutely terrifying. |
| 1:29.9 | There's nothing you can do. Like, they're the police. Do you know what I mean? Who do you go to? |
| 1:34.9 | And the police are doing that to you. Like, they know full well that they're in charge. |
| 1:40.4 | Sky's reporting led to Greater Manchester's mayor, Andy Burnham, setting up an inquiry chaired by the former Victims Commissioner Dame Vera Baird. A year on from our report, Dame Vera has released her conclusions and they are damning in the extreme. |
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