Met Police is 'rotten to core' says mother of Stephen Lawrence
Baroness Lawrence said it was "no surprise" to her that discrimination "in every form is clearly rampant in its ranks", after the report also unearthed widespread evidence of homophobia and misogyny.
Bullying is rife within the Met's ranks, the report says, and leaders do not take claims of discrimination seriously, with the complaint often being "turned against" an officer from an ethnic minority. This meant black officers were 81% more likely to be involved in misconduct hearings than their white counterparts, it found.Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley: "We have let Londoners down...
The same officer said the force's "canteen culture, as it's called, is so deep and strong that it's impossible to get rid of". The report found a persistent a view among some in the Met that people from ethnic minorities who progress only do so because of positive action initiatives. Shabnam Chaudhri a former detective superintendent for the Met, said the report made for "very hard reading".
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