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Policing: In brief

01 July 1992

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Metropolitan Police officer dismissed: following a disciplinary hearing investigating a complaint of racial abuse made by 25-year old Danny Goswell from south-east London. Goswell had been approached by PC Rhys Trigg and other officers and questioned about a stolen car. He was handcuffed and taken to the local police station where he suffered a number of injuries and required five stitches. He was convicted of assault by a magistrates court, but this was overturned on appeal. Pc Trigg is appealing against the decision. In Newham, east London, 37- year old factory worker, Malkjit Singh Natt, is considering suing the police after taping racist remarks made to him by police officers following his arrest earlier this year. Mr Natt, who alleges that police have been harassing him since 1989, recorded comments made to him while being taken from Newham to Plaistow police station. The Metropolitan Police said that two officers had been disciplined for abusive behaviour and fined a day's pay.

Black and ethnic minority police: There are 1,631 black and ethnic minority police officers in England and Wales, 1,297 men and 334 women. There are 561 (men and women) in the Metropolitan Police, 125 in Greater Manchester, 191 in West Midlands and 57 in Merseyside, while in Dyfed Powys and Norfolk there are none, and in Cheshire only 2, Durham 4, Humberside 6, and North Yorkshire 4. Between 1987-1991 84 black and ethnic minority officers have resigned from the Metropolitan police having served for an average of 3.3 years.

Commons Hansard 14.5.92 & 18.5.92.

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