Met Police vows ‘anti-racist’ transformation after damning report

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A new report, 30 Patterns Of Harm, warns that the Metropolitan Police's HR systems, leadership, governance, and culture are producing racial harm. Authored by Shereen Daniels, the review states that discrimination is “baked” into the Met's “institutional design”, drawing on over 40 years of evidence of anti-black racism. The report highlights issues such as darker-skinned staff being labelled “confrontational” while lighter-skinned staff may receive quicker empathy and leniency. Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Stephen Lawrence, welcomed the report but criticised the Met's long-standing failure to honestly accept and confront racism. Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley acknowledged the report's power and committed to further systemic and cultural change to make the force an “actively anti-racist organisation”.