South Wales’ Labour Police and Crime Commissioner has handed consultancy firm EY £70,000 of taxpayer cash so the force can keep hold of a diversity badge. That EY itself created…
EY came up with the National Equality Standard in 2012 to verify that organisations “demonstrate the highest levels of DE&I proficiency” and still sponsors it. Its own “Trained NES Assessors” carry out assessments…
The contract, awarded by Emma Wools’ office in June, pays for “Services to allow South Wales Police to retain the National Equality Standard accreditation.” The standard includes interviews, a document review, a “culture assessment survey,” and a final report on diversity and inclusion. Just over five weeks’ work…
Three months after the deal was signed, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service also found the force “hasn’t made the expected improvements in how it responds to calls from the public or investigates crime”, taking “too long for officers to attend incidents, particularly those involving domestic abuse”. Four of the eight areas examined were graded “requires improvement”. Were they stuck in a diversity seminar?
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said:
“Victims of domestic abuse in South Wales are waiting too long for police to turn up, and Labour’s crime commissioner is more focused on wasting taxpayer money on a diversity badge… Paying EY to renew a certificate that EY invented is a scandalous waste of money. Every penny of it should have gone on getting officers to victims faster.”
According to new quarterly crime statistics sexual offences have reached the highest level on record under this government at 600 of them every single day. Police are also recording more rapes of women than at any point since records began, at about 142 every day. More people are being caught carrying knives and bladed weapons than at any point since records began. A diverse set of stats there…
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”