Khizra Bano, who is taking the force to a tribunal, claims there is racism on a “huge scale”.
Widespread racism and homophobia exists within West Midlands Police and the force failed to act over multiple serious allegations, a former chief inspector has claimed.
Ms Bano believed she was marginalised after supporting former firearms officer Det Insp Rebecca Kalam, whoMs Bano retired this year after she said her mental health suffered because of what she had been through, also alleging commanders took little action to condemn racism in the force because they did not want to annoy the white male officers.
“Officers are more confident and better supported to make internal reports, and we are getting better at disciplining and dismissing officers who engage in discriminatory behaviour, or otherwise breach our high professional standards.”Ms Bano's allegations have arisen after she set up a project called Brave Spaces in September 2020, in response to what she saw as polarisation in the force following the murder of George Floyd.
In August 2022, nearly two years after Brave Spaces was set up, then Det Insp Kalam approached Ms Bano for support in her tribunal. However, the force said that, by this point, Mrs Kalam’s grievance had already been the subject of a detailed investigation report.In August 2022, Rebecca Kalam approached Ms Bano for support
WMP said Ms Bano was not in uniform at the meeting and had not met Mr Guildford beforehand, and he did not expect her to be there so did not know who she was.
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