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ARE comment on use of Body Worn Cameras in Policing
This morning the BBC published an investigation into the misuse of police body worn cameras, finding that these cameras have been turned off whilst police force is being used. Over 150 incidents of misuse were uncovered by the investigation, …
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Justice for Windrush Scandal victims
Action for Race Equality is concerned to hear of the Home Office’s plans to scale back its Windrush Compensation scheme for the thousands of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal. The Scheme was set up to compensate for the hardship suffered by …
Policing reform for a broken system: The need for a Black community-led approach
ARE's Meka Beresford and Tara Shah reflect on the launch of the Alliance for Police Accountability, and the urgent and overdue need for deep policing reform to further race equality in the UK. It has been 24 years since the Metropolitan …
Racial justice organisations call out Metropolitan Police’s response to Casey Review
Action for Race Equality (ARE), along with a coalition of racial justice organisations have written an open letter to Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, expressing deep concern with its response to the Casey Review, its …
Alliance for Police Accountability
The APA aims to transform policing and is promoting a new public health approach to addressing serious violence, and empowering Black communities across England and Wales. Internationally, the APA is working with partners in the US to contribute to …
New Black-led body aiming to transform approaches to policing launches
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is delighted to announce the launch of an important new body, the Alliance for Police Accountability (the APA), which aims to transform policing and promote a new public health approach to addressing serious violence, …
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Open Letter calls on urgent Government action to prevent crises in the children’s secure estate
Action for Race Equality today joined 30 organisations in writing to the youth justice Minister about declining conditions in the children’s secure estate. Alongside other Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) members, we expressed concern for the …
The State of Policing: ARE’s Head of Policy comments
In an introductory blog Meka Beresford, ARE's new Head of Policy, reflects on recent updates and statements on policing and racism across England and Wales, and the implications of this when it comes to advancing race equality work. Last week …
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ARE Comment on statement of Institutional Racism from Avon and Somerset police force
Last week, Chief Constable Sarah Crew acknowledged that her own force, Avon and Somerset Police, is institutionally racist. Action for Race Equality welcomes the comment made by the Chief Constable. We would welcome this acknowledgement from …
Comment on allegations of racism within the Police Race Action Plan
Staff involved with the development of the Police Race Action Plan, developed jointly by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing, made concerning allegations of experiencing racism yesterday, including reports of feeling …
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Missing in the media: the fight to cure Missing White Woman Syndrome
In this ARE guest piece, budding journalist and creative, Hayley Mills-Amissah, examines the disproportionately loud spotlight cast on cases of missing white women by the media. Her article, originally posted for the Green Room, features interviews …
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ARE comment on Baroness Casey’s Review
Today, on Tuesday 21st March, 2023, also UN anti-racism day, Baroness Dame Louise Casey's year long investigation into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service was published as the Casey Review. ARE attended …
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Join us in King’s Cross! A youth workshop on Gangs Matrix, Policing and Race
Following the launch of EQUAL's short film #ScrapTheMatrix in November 2022, Action for Race Equality and youth enterprise, Wipers Youth CIC are delighted to be joining forces to host a special youth workshop on the Gangs Matrix: Policing, Race …
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A close look at Ethnic Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: new research shows significant disparities
Six years on from the landmark Lammy Review (2017) into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) [1], new research reveals compelling evidence that race and ethnicity …