From the Independent
One of Britain’s largest police forces has launched a review into how it deals with Gypsies, Roma and Travellers after being accused of institutional racism by one of its own officers.
Thames Valley Police said yesterday that it had reached a settlement with Constable Jim Davies, an English Romany Gypsy who claimed at an employment tribunal earlier this year that he had been subjected to years of racial abuse.
PC Davies, 52, from Brackley, Northamptonshire, also alleged that he had witnessed other officers referring to Romany Gypsies as “pikeys”. His experiences led him to found Britain’s first Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association (GRTPA), which launched in March and now has 55 members.
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see also: The Bucks Free Press - Thames Valley Police have launched an independent review
The Oxford Times - Thames Valley Police to review treatment of Traveller community
Get Bucks - Thames Valley policeman complains of race discrimination against Gypsy Roma community
Thames Valley Police - Outcome of recent complaint against Thames Valley Police
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