The police must focus on tackling crime instead of ‘diversity’ initiatives, the Home Secretary has said. Earlier this year, it was found that 30 police forces had spent thousands of pounds on Stonewall’s pro-LGBT training schemes. ‘Common-sense policing’Braverman wrote: “Unfortunately, there is a perception that the police have had to spend too much time on symbolic gestures, than actually fighting criminals. TwitterReferring to the College’s interim guidance on ‘non-crime hate incidents’, he said: “The police should not be involving themselves in spats on Twitter. The interim guidance will remain in place until the Government approves a new code of practice, probably in early 2023.

Source: The Times September 28, 2022 03:14 UTC