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Mumta Erkadoo Secretary to the Regional Black Members Committee, Beth Bickerstaffe UNISON South East Regional Manager,
Kevin Fuller Branch Sectary, Jed Murray IAG member and Unison Brach Secretary East Sussex area branch. Anita Grant Sussex Police ACO, Jay Mendis-Gunasekera REN Chair, Steve Torrance Regional Secretary UNISON South East, Mark Hammond Unison regional Organiser
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ON FRIDAY 16 AUGUST, ASSISTANT CHIEF OFFICER ANITA GRANT SIGNED UNISON’S ANTI-RACISM CHARTER, MAKING US THE FIRST PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYER IN THE SOUTH EAST TO DO SO.
Joined by representatives from Unison South East, the signing took place in Malling House and will see the force work in partnership with Unison who are committed to tackling racism in public services, improving racial equality, diversity and inclusion.
In 2022, the national Police Race Action Plan (PRAP) was launched, which refers to the course of action we are taking to address the disproportionality we see in our policing of Black communities.
As we continue to proactively disrupt accepted behaviours and implement positive practices to become a police service which is anti-racist, our signing of the Charter represents our latest step in creating an internal culture that promotes inclusivity.
Workstream 1, as outlined within our PRAP priorities, focuses on improving the recruitment and progression of those from diverse backgrounds at every level of the force, where Black, Asian and Global Majority officers and staff are being supported in their development and progression.
As we transform our organisation for the better, it is hugely important that we reflect the communities we serve. With the support of Unison, we will continue to regularly review strategies to promote a diverse workforce, bringing difference and wider perspectives into the organisation.
ACO Grant says, "We are incredibly proud to be the first public sector employer in the South East to sign the Charter. We look forward to working alongside Unison in tackling racism within the public sector and championing a racially diverse workforce."
‘We Are Police Staff’ aims to bring about a better understanding of the work of police staff among other UNISON members, the public, politicians, and the media. As we know, the reporting and public perception of policing is very often focused exclusively on police officers. But our campaign makes clear that not all policing is undertaken by police officers.
UNISON was the first trade union to advertise on TV – with the ants and the bears, which saw a bear ignoring one ant, and then two ants, before a whole crowd of ants make the bear listen and get out of the way.
With a voice over from actor James Bolam, it went on to win best commercial direction at the British Animation Awards in 1998.
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