Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 97
Insufficient focus on professional standards department staffing, culture, and diversity representation
Conclusion
Evidence to our inquiry suggests that insufficient focus is given to the staffing and operation of some professional standards departments including their culture, transparency and ethnic diversity representation.
Government Response Summary
The government recognises the risk of a lack of appropriate representation in professional standards departments and commits to outlining urgent actions regarding ethnic minority staffing disparities in a future response to the Macpherson report.
Paragraph Reference:
97
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Home Office and the NPCC recognise the risk of a lack of appropriate representation within a number of PSDs and we must not be complacent. Whilst this is not an issue unique to PSDs, the role these departments play in instilling public and staff confidence, changing the culture and maintaining standards across forces means that it is crucial that they work to be truly representative of the workforce. The Home Office will respond to the recommendations made in the Committee’s Macpherson report and will outline the urgent actions the government, and policing partners, have and are taking on disparity in ethnic minority staffing in PSDs.