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“Building
Community Confidence” Seminar
4th August 2005 6.30-8pm
Education & Conference Centre, Stirling Royal Infirmary, Livilands Roads, Stirling.
On 4th August 2005 a Seminar was
held by CSRECL and NHS Forth Valley, looking at building community confidence in race relations.
Around 20 delegates
from across the working spectrum of Central Scotland including Central Scotland Police, NHS groups and the Crown Office, attended
to hear Doris Littlejohn who chaired the Independent Review into Policing of Race Relations, following similar investigations
in England and Wales and the now infamous “Secret Policeman” documentary shown by the BBC in October 2003. The
review report was launched on the 15th July this year.
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| Doris Littlejohn |
Doris
Littlejohn is an eminent figure in her field: appointed as Chairman of the Employment Tribunal (Scotland) in 1976 and retiring as president in January 2000, she currently chairs Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust
and Stirling University Court. Previously she was a solicitor for a private firm as well as serving on the BBC Advisory Council,
the Human Genetics Advisory Commission and the General Council of the BBC.
The evening was a great success with good
discussion being generated within the audience about their own experiences of the Police and Racism in Scotland.
Doris spoke about the Review findings which
among other points, looked to:
- evaluate the effectiveness of race equality training provided to both serving
and probationer officers;
- examine all aspects of recruitment and employment experience of serving police
staff;
- evaluate the impact that race equality policies have on police operational activity;
- examine and consider public confidence in the police in so far as it impacts
on race relations.
Overall,
the findings of the report were optimistic and recommendations made within the review are made to augment the positive steps
the police in Scotland have made.
The
full report is available for download by clicking on the link below:
Independent Review of Policing & Race Relations in Scotland
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| Doris Littlejohn & seminar delegates |
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