Durham Constabulary has become the 21st UK police force to formally apologise for its past, historic persecution of the LGBTQ+ community – making Britain the world leader in police apologies for anti-LGBTQ+ witch-hunts in previous decades. Chief Constable Rachel Bacon issued the apology in response to the #ApologiseNow campaign by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, acknowledging […]
Gwent Police‘s Chief Constable, Pam Kelly, has made a formal apology to the LGBTQ+ community, acknowledging past “homophobic witch-hunts and discriminatory law enforcement”. In a letter to LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell, Kelly expressed regret for the harm caused by the often abusive way the police enforced historic anti-LGBTQ+ laws: “We recognise that our LGBTQ+ communities […]
West Mercia’s Chief Constable, Alex Murray, has made a formal apology to the LGBTQ+ community, acknowledging past homophobic witch-hunts and discriminatory law enforcement. In a letter to Peter Tatchell, Murray expressed regret for the harm caused by the often abusive way the police enforced historic anti-LGBTQ+ laws: “On behalf of West Mercia Police, I want […]
Chris Haward is the fifth UK police chief to say sorry following apologies from the heads of the Metropolitan, City of London, Sussex and South Yorkshire forces.
Angela McLaren is the fourth UK police chief to say sorry
She is only the third UK Chief Constable to do so, following a similar apology by the heads of the Metropolitan and Sussex forces.
The Chief Constable of Sussex, Jo Shiner, has made a “full and unreserved apology” to the LGBTQ+ community for past, historic “prejudice, ill- treatment, bias, discrimination, harm, (and) injustices” by the police.
He’s the first UK police chief to apologise.
Apologise Now!, a new campaign organised by the Peter Tatchell Foundation to get British police forces to apologise for past “homophobic witch-hunts”, is being launched on Wednesday, June 7
