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Race Equality

Showing Stories from 26th February 2021 to 5th July 2021

Interview: the loss of IPLDP during a changing workforce

(05/07/21) The make-up of recruits via the degree programme is again under the spotlight as Superintendent Sukesh Verma tells Police Oracle how his force and others will be impacted by the loss of IPLDP.

(02/07/21) IOPC add racial element to Bianca Williams probe one year on (02/07/21) Fed heralds rep elections as way to improve diversity (22/06/21) West Midlands PCC culls board to save £100K (17/06/21) Londoners must "break wall of silence" on knife crime, pleads Met (09/06/21) Gloucestershire stop search 'reactive' not 'targeted', suggests report

Media narrative on stop search "damaging to community relations"

(02/06/21) Media narrative on stop and search is harmful to black community relations and recruitment, says a senior Metropolitan Police officer.

Listening to the voices of Bow Street

(27/05/21) The officers who served in one of the UK's most iconic police stations are the stars of a new police museum writes Gary Mason.

(24/05/21) BAME scrutiny board will oversee diversity work, NPCC reveals (20/05/21) Media campaign launched in bid to improve diversity (18/05/21) Senior roles must reflect diversity, says Superintendents' Association (05/05/21) Met pledges to learn after IOPC rules on racial profiling (04/05/21) Kill the Bill protest: Insults, music but no disorder (04/05/21) IOPC clears Met officer over use of force in stop and search (27/04/21) Cambridgeshire officer sacked for racist language at Christmas party (26/04/21) IOPC launch investigation into Met's handling of Richard Okorogheye case (22/04/21) More to do on diversity says NPCC after US guilty verdict

Racism: are police officers being unfairly stereotyped?

(21/04/21) This piece was originally written three years ago after three programmes concerning Stephen Lawrence were shown on the BBC. These were the catalyst for the Stephen Lawrence Memorial Day announced by Theresa May. The article has been updated to include recent events.