Contents
Aims and recommendations of the Macpherson report
Home Affairs Select Committee 2009 Inquiry
Terminology used to describe ethnic categories
George Floyd, and Black Lives Matter
2 Confidence in policing among BME communities
Confidence in policing among BME communities
Relations between young BME people and the police
3 Racist incidents and victims of crime
The Macpherson report’s findings and conclusions
Reporting and recording of racist incidents since the Macpherson report
Assessment of police response to racist crimes
Investigation of crimes and victim support
4 Recruitment and progression of BME officers and staff
Measuring progress: ethnic diversity of the police workforce
Achievement against representation targets set in
BME representation in the wider police workforce
Disproportionality in resignations, conduct hearings and dismissals
Routes to improving ethnic diversity in the police service
The Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty
Police force measures to increase BME recruitment and use of the Equality Act
5 Police misconduct and discipline
Police officer voluntary resignations and dismissals
NPCC review on ethnic disparity in police misconduct
Macpherson report: stop and search overview
Stop and search: statutory powers
Use of stop and search powers in England and Wales and historical comparison
Disproportionality in stop and search
Disproportionality in ‘reasonable grounds’ (Section 1 and 23) searches
Disproportionality in ‘No suspicion’ (Section 60) searches
Disproportionality in road traffic stops (section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988)
Explaining racial disparities in stop and search
The effectiveness and impact of stop and search
Arrests following stop and search
The impact of stop and search on crime levels
The impact of stop and search on communities
Metropolitan police use of stop and search during the first national lockdown
Home Office reforms (2014–2019)
National policing measures to improve stop and search
Initiatives to build community oversight and confidence
Handcuffing during stop and search
Disproportionality in the use of force
Recording and monitoring use of force
7 Use of police technologies and tools
The Metropolitan Police Service Gangs Violence Matrix
Effectiveness of the Gangs Violence Matrix
Disproportionality on the Gangs Violence Matrix
Reforms to the Gangs Violence Matrix
Live Facial Recognition Technology
Policing the covid-19 regulations
8 Racism and the police twenty-two years on
Response to Macpherson and action on racism since
Race equality in policing today
The response of UK policing to the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement
Approaches to tackling racism and promoting race equality
Individual prejudice and unconscious bias
Racism in structures, culture and policies
The concept of institutional racism and the Macpherson report
Race equality in public sector institutions and the Public Sector Equality Duty
Contemporary analysis of racial inequality within public institutions, policies and structures
Delivery of the Macpherson recommendations
Police accountability and institutional responsibilities for delivering change
The role of Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)
The Independent Office for Police Conduct
Holding forces to account for failings
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
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