Police: Racially Aggravated Offences
Commons · Question 11479 · Tabled 19 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police guidance and operational training require officers to assess all parties equally and objectively, regardless of race, when attending incidents
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 29 Jun 2026
Police officers and staff must be trained to act impartially, with everyone treated equally under the law. The Code of Ethics, which requires fair decisions free from prejudice, sits at the heart of police practice and operational training.Chief officers ...