Police Scotland officers claimed they were "punished" for raising concerns over "racism, sexism and homophobia" from their colleagues, a review has found.
The report into the culture of the force found instances of "poor behaviour being known and seen in plain sight with no action being taken" and that people were being "punished for raising issues or concerns".The report, set to be discussed at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) on Thursday, said: "There was a widespread view that while discriminatory attitudes were far from a thing of the past in Police Scotland, there had been a marked shift over the past decade."However, our interviews with both key interviewees and divisional staff revealed instances of ongoing discrimination against minoritised communities, including first-hand accounts of racism, sexism, and homophobia."The findings come in the first of two interim reports this year into the force by the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights Independent Review Group, which was set up by Police Scotland in 2021.
Its final report will be published in 2024.On Thursday, the SPA will be told of the findings by Robin Iffla, the chairman of the independent review group.
It will come on the same day Police Scotland will reveal to the meeting that thousands more officers and staff will be enlisted onto a mandatory programme to help stamp out offensive banter and so-called canteen culture from the force.The review into the culture of Police Scotland comes a decade after it was created when the country's eight forces were merged into a single service.
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