Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Police Minister, commenting on figures that show that people from ethnic minorities are represented in disproportionately low numbers in the Police, said:

“These figures are deeply worrying. To police our communities we need our police to reflect our communities. Theresa May must ask the Inspector of Constabulary to investigate this issue immediately and bring his report to Parliament so we can find out why so many BME applicants are failing to be selected by so many English police forces.

"Enormous cuts to the police service, with 17,000 going in the last five years, has made it more difficult to make progress on diversity, not least because several forces have seen recruitment freezes.”