Sir Iain Livingstone says admitting Police Scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory was "absolutely the right thing to do". The chief constable, due to retire this summer, addressed the comments he made last month to the Scottish Police Authority.
Speaking at the watchdog's meeting on Wednesday, he said it was a difficult thing to say but was absolutely certain it was the truth and the right thing to do.
He told the meeting, which is his last as Scotland's police chief: "I knew it would be a difficult message for some people to hear and, as I said myself, it was a difficult statement in some ways for me to say. But in the weeks that have passed, I know that what I said is true and it's absolutely the right thing to do to allow the organisation to make progress."
