Chief constables have admitted they were "ashamed" of continuing racism in policing - as they launched an action plan to stamp it out.
They promised zero tolerance in the police service and mandatory training for all officers on racism and black history.
They also aim to boost black police recruitment and retention and improve support for black victims of crime.
The move comes nearly 25 years after Lord Macpherson's report into the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence labelled the Metropolitan Police, the biggest force in the country, "institutionally racist" and published a blueprint to end police racism.
In a foreword to the new plan, the chief constables accepted change had been too slow and wrote: "We accept that policing still contains racism, discrimination an...
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