'I think they need to welcome police officers of colour into that work that they're doing, because they know the communities and grew up with them.'
Met Police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic - reportThe force was first found to have been "institutionally racist" in 1999 by, in a report commissioned after the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993.
Speaking about reports such as this and Baroness Casey's, she told the APA conference: "Blood, sweat and tears is poured into them for them to eventually be put on the shelf and gather dust." Asked whether any progress had been made under Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, Ms Smallman said: "There has been an increased seriousness over vetting, for example, and I know they are working towards a better system of care for victims of domestic abuse and rape, but there is still so much further to go."and Avon and Somerset Police, have recently described their own forces as being institutionally racist.
The APA says it will see black community organisations and individuals across the UK working collaboratively over an initial three-year period to fight racism, misogyny and homophobia, including through the construction of an anti-racist policing charter. Lee Jasper, chairman of the APA, said: "We intend to scientifically scrutinise the implementation and effectiveness of these plans, and make sure our communities are aware of how well or not the Met is doing in relation to their rollout."
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