Residents are being invited to have their say on inclusion, and meet with local policing teams at an event in Milton Keynes.
“For Milton Keynes”, a community organisation based at Milton Keynes Christian Centre in Oldbrook, is inviting Milton Keynes residents, especially Black and Ethnic Minority Communities, to a special event at 3pm this Saturday 18th March.
The Community Partnership & Influencing Event, will give local communities the opportunity to meet their local police teams and influence the Thames Valley Police Race Action Plan.
Fola Komolafe, Director of 'For Milton Keynes', said, "Over recent years, Milton Keynes has increased in diversity. There are now 52% of children in schools from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
"This is brilliant and integral to the vision of Milton Keynes. However, most of these communities don’t get the opportunity to have their voices represented in key decisions being made about them.
"Inclusion is important for all aspects of society. At this event, we are looking at inclusive policing through partnership.
"I want everyone in the diverse communities to be represented at an event where we all get the opportunity to influence future outcomes for policing, build trust and, most importantly, make Milton Keynes a safer place for everyone. I know some people may be sceptical. But with greater oversight, accountability and scrutiny, I believe policing can be better because the status quo is not an option."
For more information and to register for the Community Partnership & Influencing Event, click here.
The national Race Action Plan, from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing, has been launched, setting out the commitment of Chief Constables across England and Wales to become an anti-racist police service and to explain or reform race disparities.
The plan aims to address the significantly lower levels of trust and confidence among some Black people and the race disparities affecting Black people that policing cannot currently fully explain, across England and Wales.
Last year, Thames Valley Police announced its commitment to the plan.
