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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan

Police officer in hi-vis vest.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council announced a race action plan for England and Wales in 2020, vowing to end decades of discrimination Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Media

Policing has been plunged into a “disastrous” new race crisis after the National Black Police Association withdrew its support for chief constables’ flagship plan to stamp out discrimination in the ranks.

The NBPA, which represents thousands of minority ethnic officers across the UK, accused police leaders of breaking years of promises of reform and allowing a “toxic” environment to destroy or blight the careers of black and Asian officers.

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