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The search<br />

9.40 The cell search consists <strong>of</strong> a full body (strip) search <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> occupant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cell<br />

and <strong>the</strong>n a search <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prisoner’s property and <strong>the</strong> furniture and fabric <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cell.<br />

Officers Bowcock and Downs both confirmed that Mr Lodge complied with <strong>the</strong> strip<br />

search without difficulty. Officer Downs said he was “dismissive”. Officer Downs and<br />

Officer Bowcock both told <strong>the</strong> inquiry that <strong>the</strong>y had no recollection <strong>of</strong> seeing <strong>the</strong> scars on<br />

Mr Lodge’s arms that his legal representative and Officer Sanderson had both noticed<br />

that week. Officer Bowcock said he might have been more concerned with searching Mr<br />

Lodge’s clo<strong>the</strong>s than looking at his arms.<br />

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