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Avon and Somerset police chief admits force is institutionally racist

Sarah Crew also says force is ‘likely’ to be treating LGBTQ+ people, women and disabled people unfairly

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

The secret life of a Met detective: why Jess McDonald quit her job – and decided to tell all

She joined the police to make a difference. But McDonald’s work on rape and domestic violence cases left her with PTSD and the determination to speak out

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

London Policing Board to oversee reform of Met Police after damning report

Londoners with diverse lived experiences and backgrounds are invited to apply for jobs.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

‘It feels worse’: Britons on race issues since Stephen Lawrence murder

Thirty years after the teenager’s death, people are asking how much the country has really changed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

Police backlash as federation chief accepts Met is ‘institutionally’ racist and sexist

Steve Hartshorn pitted himself against Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023

Police federation chief accepts Met is institutionally racist, misogynistic, and homophobic

‘Acceptance is the first step to moving on,’ Steve Hartshorn says

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Police federation chief accepts Met is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic

The head of the Police Federation of England and Wales has said he accepts the Metropolitan police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic.

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023

Police Federation chair accepts Met is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic

Steve Hartshorn says making his personal views public is an act of ‘leadership’, after damning Casey report

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Police Scotland: the UK’s second-largest force is also grappling with misogyny and racism

A damning report published in March found the UK’s largest police force rife with ill-treatment of women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ officers. Louise Casey found London’s Metropolitan Police to be “institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic”, and recommended radical reform – or breaking up the Met.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Doreen Lawrence: black people in UK still don’t get justice

Mother of teenager killed in racist attack in 1993 says police in London ‘able to be as brutal as they want’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023