Police Scotland officers 'offended' at chief's racism remarks
Sir Iain made the remarks on Thursday as he delivered a report to the Scottish Police Authority board. It was believed to be the first statement of its kind by a police chief.
Sir William Macpherson's definition of institutional racism, set out in his 1999 report into the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, is the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture, or ethnic origin. Asked whether the force's priority should be the individuals who experience racist or sexist behaviour, Mr Threadgold said: "It should be as equal a priority as everything else."
"I think it's important to state it as a fact so that we can make progress and make policing and Scotland a better place."Some women who are former officers spoke to the BBC's Newsnight about aOne of them, former firearms officer Rhona Malone, won almost £1m in compensation from the force after an employment tribunal found she had been victimised when she had raised concerns about sexism.
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