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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Judiciary in England and Wales ‘institutionally racist’, says report

The study found discrimination was directed towards Black lawyers, witnesses and defendants
The study found discrimination was directed towards black lawyers, witnesses and defendants. Photograph: Martin Barraud/Getty Images

The judiciary in England and Wales is “institutionally racist”, with more than half of legal professionals surveyed claiming to have witnessed a judge acting in a racially biased way, according to a report.

The study by the University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC found judicial discrimination to be directed particularly towards black court users – from lawyers to witnesses to defendants.

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