Scotland Yard was final night time {accused} of ‘policing political correctness’ after figures revealed it spends greater than £1million a yr on range roles.
The Metropolitan Police revealed it employs 23 folks to concentrate on problems with equality, range or inclusivity (EDI), following a Freedom of Data request.
Their salaries value the taxpayer a complete of between £1,177,267 to £1,479,962 – which means some woke roles will probably be paid excess of the common frontline police officer.
The figures, obtained by the marketing campaign group Conservative Manner Ahead, have been seized upon by Tory MPs.
Scotland Yard was final night time {accused} of ‘policing political correctness’ after figures revealed it spends greater than £1million a yr on range roles (file picture)
They mentioned latest revelations about sexism within the Met steered the variety workers are ‘not precisely proving their value’.
Tory MP Tim Loughton, a member of the Commons residence affairs committee, mentioned: ‘At a time when cash is tight… many individuals will query why cash is being diverted to policing political correctness reasonably than policing crime.’
A report final month from the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary into eight forces discovered a tradition of misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour was ‘prevalent’ in all of them.
The identical evaluate discovered it was too straightforward for misogynistic and corrupt officers to affix up and keep in uniform, and it was possible there have been hundreds who shouldn’t be within the job.
Tory MP Tim Loughton, a member of the Commons residence affairs committee, mentioned: ‘At a time when cash is tight… many individuals will query why cash is being diverted to policing political correctness reasonably than policing crime’
A Met Police spokesman mentioned: ‘The Met makes no apology for guaranteeing {that a} proportionally very small variety of its complete approximate workforce of 47,000 cowl these necessary roles.’
The Mail revealed on Saturday the NHS is promoting EDI jobs with mixed salaries of greater than £1million, as nurses strike over pay, resulting in criticism of ‘woke non-jobs’.
And final night time, The Every day Telegraph reported well being trusts have been spending greater than £8million a yr on 187 such jobs throughout the workforce.
