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Police

Volume 708: debated on Thursday 5 March 2009

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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will set up a review of single-issue organisations within the Metropolitan Police and other police forces to consider whether they affect the provision of unified police services where all staff are treated equally regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, gender or sexual orientation. [HL1677]

An independent review of the national police diversity staff support associations (DSSAs) is taking place. The national DSSAs help the Home Office and key policing partners to deliver equality and diversity outcomes for the service. The main aims of the review are to identify the benefits of the national DSSAs to key policing partners; how the national DSSAs may be used to best effect; and the most appropriate level of support each of the policing partners can provide.

The focus of the review is on national DSSAs rather than the local equivalents.