§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department has taken to ensure that specific instruction concerning racial incidents is included in police training courses.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe issue of racial attacks is specifically addressed at the specialist support unit for community and race relations training, which has been funded by the Home Office since 1989 and which provides training for force trainers and training managers.
Trainers who have studied at the unit are used to provide training in community and race relations matters, within forces, as part of probationer training at district 111W training centres, and as part of more advanced training at the central planning and training unit and the police staff college.
The second report of the interdepartmental racial attacks group noted that several forces used outside help, particularly racial equality councils, to contribute to such training, and that the majority of forces have reviewed or initiated race relations policies in relation to racial incidents.