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SEMPERscotland
Bishopbriggs Police Office
113 Kirkintilloch Road
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
G64 2AA

0141 207 5809 (tel)
0141 207 5810 (fax)
email

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Welcome to SEMPERscotland

Promoting equality and fairness for all

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Welcome to the website of SEMPERscotland, the Scottish-wide organisation acting on behalf of minority ethnic staff in the Scottish police service

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Message from the Chair

Dilawer Singh

I’m truly proud to be elected to lead an organisation with such high ideals and admirable ambitions.

For the past three years we have worked successfully to support policies and programmes designed to ensure equality of opportunities within the Service and are determined to build on our past achievements to bring the interests of our members and the wider minority ethnic communities to the forefront.

We are greatly encouraged by the interest shown in our work from prominent national and regional agencies including several government departments and youth organisations. And will continue to work publicly and behind the scenes to campaign for the development and progression of minority ethnic police staff.

This website provides an insight into our background; our objectives; the partners we work with; the services we offer and some of the activities we’re involve in.

We hope the website will be a source of useful information to you whatever your reason for visiting.

Dilawer Singh
Chair

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Major policy influences on race relations for the Scottish Police Service April 1993 Murder of Stephen Lawrence November 1998 Murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar February 1999 Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report published January 2000 Scottish Executive Steering Group convenes March 2000 ACPOS Racial Diversity Strategy published March 2000 Major dispersal programmed for asylum seekers begins in Glasgow August 2000 ACPOS Racial Diversity Guidance Manual published January 2001 HMIC publishes ‘Without Prejudice’ report on police race relations February 2001 Scottish Executive Steering Group publishes updated action plan on the Lawrence Inquiry Recommendations August 2001 Murder of Firsat Dag (asylum seeker, Glasgow) September 2001 Terrorist attacks in U.S.A. October 2001 Chhokar Inquiry Report by Dr. Raj Jandoo is published May 2002 ACPOS Race and Community Relations Standing Committee is convened May 2002 Scottish Executive publishes ‘The Experience of Black/Minority Ethnic Police Officers, Support Staff, Special Constables and Resigners in Scotland’ report November 2002 Race Relations Amendment Act 2002 is implemented in full with public authorities being required to publish Race Equality Schemes June 2003 HMIC publishes ‘Pride and Prejudice’ report on police race relations October 2003 Broadcast of the BBC documentary "Secret Policeman" October 2003 SEMPERscotland formed March 2004 IPCC report on the "Secret Policeman" documentary July 2005 ‘The Independent Review into Policing and Race Relations in Scotland’ published by the CRE