Police Scotland must recruit more top officers from people with BAME backgrounds, say Lib Dems
dailyrecord.co.ukthe party found that just 44 people who identified as either Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) worked in the top ranks of the national constabulory.Freedom of information requests revealed top tier positions including Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, Assistant Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable and Chief Constable were filled by just one per cent of BAME officers.Scotland's 2011 census recorded that four per cent of the population identified as being part of minority ethnic groups.Lib Dem justice spokesman Liam McArthur said: “People from BAME backgrounds are woefully underrepresented in Police Scotland, at every level."That’s a problem for a whole host of reasons, not least fairness and.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk