The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has held an inquiry after the number of strip searches in New South Wales doubled in the past year.

The searches doubled from 560 in 2016 to 1100 in 2017, and in the first five months of 2018, 735 were recorded.

The inquiry looked into allegations that some members of the New South Wales police force have abused their strip search powers, with claims that Aboriginal children as young as 11 have been illegally strip-searched.