Iain Livingstone says it is right to acknowledge force is ‘institutionally racist and discriminatory’

The chief constable of Police Scotland has said the force is institutionally racist.

Addressing a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) on Thursday, Sir Iain Livingstone said that while the term could be “misinterpreted or misrepresented as unfair and personal critical assessments of police officers and police staff as individuals”, it was right for him to acknowledge the issues within the force.

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