They have launched their Police Race Action Plan to improve the trust and confidence of its diverse communities, especially its Black communities, and to address any racial disparities in the service.
The national Race Action Plan, from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing, sets out the commitment of Chief Constables across England and Wales to become an anti-racist police service and to explain or reform race disparities.
The plan recognises a lot of work to address racism within policing is underway but, equally, discrimination and bias still exist. Racism, bias and discrimination are societal issues, which clearly go beyond policing.
A public survey launching today will enable anyone with expertise or an interest in race in policing to share their views and shape this important work.
Key actions as part of the plan:
- Increasing the awareness and understanding of every officer and member of staff of anti-racism, Black history and its connection to policing through introduction of a mandatory programme of training for all police officers and staff.
- Trialling and testing methods for better enabling Black people to have their voices heard, raise concerns, work on solving problems in their community and provide feedback.
- Developing a new national approach to help forces tackle race disparities in their use of powers including traffic stops; stop and search, use of Taser and other types of force.
- Reducing racial disparities in misconduct and complaints processes and improving support to Black officers and staff.
Assistant Chief Constable Murray from Thames Valley Police said:
“The service we provide to our communities and the environment we create for our people must be actively anti-racist, anti-discriminatory and inclusive for all.
“Thames Valley Police is more inclusive, more diverse and more reflective of our communities than we have ever been, however we must not be complacent. We need to ensure we have a consistent approach that turns our intent into action in ensuring that Thames Valley Police is, and remains, an actively anti-discriminatory organisation.
“We are fully committed to the national Race Action Plan. While it focuses on Black communities, we recognise our Thames Valley communities are diverse and they are also affected by some of the same issues.
“Over the coming months, we will be reaching out to our seldom-heard communities and creating meaningful relationships to inform our work to improve the service we provide.”
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