‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force

The report warned that the Met’s ambition to become an ‘anti-racist organisation’ was being undermined by its own internal culture. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal.

The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, racial stereotyping and inequity were woven through the force’s recruitment, promotion and grievance processes, affecting Black staff specifically.