The Met has been found guilty of racism for stopping officers under...
Nick Timothy MP@NJ_Timothy
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Jul 30, 2026
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The Met has been found guilty of racism for stopping officers under investigation for misconduct being promoted.
The judge said this had a disproportionate effect on black officers.
This is clearly nonsense, but we need to understand how this ruling happened.🧵
The judge said this had a disproportionate effect on black officers.
This is clearly nonsense, but we need to understand how this ruling happened.🧵
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The claim was brought on the basis of s19 of the Equality Act.
This says discrimination applies if it puts people who share a protected characteristic at a disadvantage compared to those who do not.
But the way it has been interpreted in this case is shocking.
This says discrimination applies if it puts people who share a protected characteristic at a disadvantage compared to those who do not.
But the way it has been interpreted in this case is shocking.
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It’s Met policy that officers under investigation for gross misconduct should not be promoted.
Perfectly sensible.
But the judge said this was discriminatory.
Why?
Because black officers are more likely to face misconduct proceedings than white officers.
Perfectly sensible.
But the judge said this was discriminatory.
Why?
Because black officers are more likely to face misconduct proceedings than white officers.
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This is how the Met was found guilty of “indirect race discrimination”.
Whatever the facts of a specific investigation - this is clearly nonsense.
But this is not the only way we have seen the Equality Act abused.
Whatever the facts of a specific investigation - this is clearly nonsense.
But this is not the only way we have seen the Equality Act abused.
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The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies to consider how decisions affect those with “protected characteristics”.
This has been used by convicted terrorists like Sahayb Abu to sue the state for compensation.
This has been used by convicted terrorists like Sahayb Abu to sue the state for compensation.
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This is all part of a pattern that has also been used to justify outrageous decisions.
We even saw the Treasury scrap a numeracy tests for civil servants.
This was done to remove a ‘hurdle’ for ethnic minority candidates.
We even saw the Treasury scrap a numeracy tests for civil servants.
This was done to remove a ‘hurdle’ for ethnic minority candidates.
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Equal treatment does not mean equal outcomes.
Sometimes a difference in outcome is fair, like a police officer under investigation for misconduct not receiving a promotion.
We need to restore equality before the law.
Sometimes a difference in outcome is fair, like a police officer under investigation for misconduct not receiving a promotion.
We need to restore equality before the law.
