Discriminating forces at work across the UK

A story in this week's Personnel Today reports that another police force is rejecting white applicants in a bid to boost diversity.

Gloucestershire Police Force turned down nearly two-thirds of white men who applied in their latest recruitment drive but every ethnic minority candidate was invited for an assessment. The force said it was obliged by law to bring the ethnic breakdown of its officers into line with that of the community they serve.

A spokesman for the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), which is investigating Avon and Somerset Police, said: "Positive discrimination is unlawful in the UK and the CRE does not support it. However, initiatives that seek to address under-representation of ethnic minorities in certain sectors are welcomed."

Read the full story on Personnel Today