EXCL: Just 1% of police recruits in Manchester are Black 'We have to do better' says police and crime commissioner by LeahMahon_
Serving black police officers is at the lowest since 2021
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, backed the calls for more representation, particularly from Black police officers in the region’s force in an effort to tackle racial inequality in the northern city. The stark figures, obtained from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, comes after the 2021 report which was backed by the council’s Race Equality Panel and “recognised there is more to be done in different ethnic minority communities, in particular the Black communities to achieve the required representation”.
“We simply have to be better at attracting Black people to apply for a career at GMP and a huge part of this is to build trust and confidence within that particular community. GMP are prioritising doing exactly that and have signed up as a lead ‘icebreaker force’ for the national Police Race Action Plan and are also working on a new plan that is focussed on attracting Black candidates.”
The 2021 race equality report showed Black officers were far less likely to be in the higher ranks of the police force after a drop to just two sergeants and no change in the number of inspectors despite the increase in serving Black police officers that year.
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