Officers face scrutiny commission in wake of reports showing Black people in Hackney are three and a half times more likely to be stopped than white people
Equalities boss Cllr Carole Williams and community safety chief Cllr Caroline Selman want police to ‘understand people’s differences’ after figures show stark race disparity in local stop and search
Cllr Carole Williams criticises presentation given by officers, which led her to accuse them of policing ‘based on feelings and beliefs rather than stats and facts’
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the IOPC after footage emerged of a Black man appearing to be kneed in the head by an officer while restrained
The use of Section 60 orders is coming under heavy scrutiny, with Black people 40 times more likely to be stopped in England and Wales under the powers
