To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here The timing could hardly have been more striking. Just as Greater Manchester Police was being labelled 'institutionally racist' for its disproportionate use of controversial policing tactics against black people, the Government was about to announce plans to ramp up their use.
GMP's first 'achieving race equality report' laid out the charges against the force in crystal clear numbers on Tuesday morning (July 27). READ MORE: Black people more likely to be stopped and searched by GMP, report finds From April 2020 to March 2021, black people were 5.3 times as likely to be stopped and searched in Greater Manchester than white people.
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