Race Action Programme shouldnt replicate hierarchical structure seen in policing

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Race Action Programme shouldn't replicate hierarchical structure seen in policing

The Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board has published its first annual report today.

Date - 8th August 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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The Race Action Programme should not follow existing police structures given the reports which have pointed towards those structures themselves "manifest[ing]" racism, a scrutiny board has said. The plan’s Independent Scrutiny and...

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