CRE decision raises questions

The decision by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) not to take action against Avon and Somerset Police  will renew calls for much-needed debate on the issue of positive discrimination.

Police forces are under pressure to achieve race targets, and boosting diversity in their ranks is a frustratingly slow process.

But you have to question what kind of message the CRE’s decision is sending out.

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Until the legislation is updated, discriminating against anyone because of their race is illegal.

We wonder if the police themselves would be quite so lenient with lawbreakers.