NPCC Reviews Police Anti-Racism Guidance After 2 Arrests in Southampton Rioting
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 3
NPCC Reviews Police Anti-Racism Guidance After 2 Arrests in Southampton Rioting
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 3
Summary
Sarah Jones said the National Police Chiefs’ Council is reviewing a police anti-racism commitment after she argued the document “feels like it’s not right.”
The policing minister linked the row to unrest after Henry Nowak’s death, calling the Southampton rioting unacceptable and saying police made 2 arrests — for assaulting an officer and possessing a weapon.
Jones said policing must still confront a long history of racism, but suggested this guidance had gone too far as ministers hardened their stance.
The review follows criticism in parliament that the document sought “equality of policing outcomes” across ethnic groups, a phrase opponents say could pressure forces to equalize arrest rates.