Police chiefs want to prevent officers of colour from speaking out through guidance changes that would create a “damaging double standard”, the National Black Police Association has alleged.
New draft rules seen by the Guardian aim to stop any public statements “construed to be political” being made by staff associations. The NBPA said that could include statements on stop and search policy, rules on police use of force and even the effects of a future Reform government on policing and race.
The proposed changes come after police chiefs’ efforts to lessen discriminati
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