HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias
Counter-protesters clash with police in Parliament Square in central London during a pro-Palestinian protest march on Armistice Day, Saturday 11 November 2023.Counter-protesters clash with police in Parliament Square in central London during a pro-Palestinian protest march on Armistice Day, Saturday 11 November 2023.
The report was ordered by Braverman when home secretary, at a time when the Conservative government was accusing police of being biased against the right and too soft on those supporting leftwing causes. “One chief constable we interviewed told us that their experience has indicated an increasing drive from central government to compel chief constables to police and enforce the law in a certain way … We formed the view that the polarised positions taken by politicians and the public may prevent them from seeing the police as being impartial. It sometimes leaves the police in an invidious position.
The report makes 22 recommendations, including a clearer definition of operational independence for police leaders, and of their roles and those of elected police and crime commissioners.Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersPrivately, police leaders say some PCCs interfere in policing and some politicians believe senior officers hide behind operational independence to avoid answering for poor decisions.
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