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Recommendation 15
15
Accepted in Part
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Resource Professional Standards Departments properly and address BME staffing disparity urgently
Recommendation
PSDs should be properly resourced to ensure complaint and conduct matters are handled to a high standard and in a timely manner. We repeat the recommendations made in our Macpherson report to address urgently the disparity in BME staffing in PSDs.
Government Response Summary
The government recognises the risk of a lack of ethnic minority representation in PSDs and commits to outlining urgent actions in response to the Macpherson report, but does not specifically address the recommendation for proper resourcing of PSDs.
Paragraph Reference:
97
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
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.