Evening All........

It’s all too easy to criticise those who put their head above the parapet. I am first to complain about seasoned complainers who find fault in my beloved profession yet never add value themselves but today i must ask are we seriously trying to suggest that the update from our professional body dropping into our in boxes this morning is something to headline and crow about.

But first my credentials so I don’t fall into the same trap. I held a senior role involved in policing for three years and I hold a police long service medal having walked beats and policed the streets for over fifteen years.

So it is good news that a new “equality standard” is being developed for the police to “help increase public confidence in forces across England and Wales”. I am heartened that the new standard is “aimed at helping the police assess the extent to which they have developed beyond basic equality legislation compliance, improve ways of delivering services and make better use of skills and resources”.

And most important of all I absolutely support the hope that “this will focus on improving long-standing problems with the recruitment, retention and career progression of under-represented groups within policing”.

But is this really headline news or should we HR professionals not hold our heads low and acknowledge this is long overdue.