Avon and Somerset police chief admits force is institutionally racist

Sarah Crew also says force is ‘likely’ to be treating LGBTQ+ people, women and disabled people unfairly

The chief constable of Avon and Somerset police has admitted her force is “institutionally racist” and “likely” to be treating LGBTQ+ people, women and disabled people unfairly.

Sarah Crew said she was determined to fight an unjust system and would “root out” officers proved to be racist or behaving in a discriminatory way, and said she was not motivated by “wokeism or political correctness” but by “common sense”.