National Association of Muslim Police

Press Release
13th November 2008
NAMP and Demos Report.

The National Association of Muslim Police are pleased to launch ‘Diversity in Modern Policing Report' compiled with Demos, which for the very first time maps the roles and responsibilities of Ethnic Minorities, Muslim and Women in the Police Service across England, Wales and Scotland.

The UK police service is the envy of the world and their commitment to protecting all citizens is not in question. However the issue of discrimination and representation in the police service remains an important issue. This has been heightened as we approach the Ten-year anniversary of The Stephen Lawrence Enquiry.

The police service has made significant progress in improving the service provided in the investigation of major crimes with the introduction of detailed decision logs and the appointment of Family Liaison officers. But unfortunately the police service has not matched this improvement in the development and progression of its ethnic minority and Muslim officers and staff.

The Muslim Community make up 3.3% of the UK population but only 0.75% of the police service is Muslim. There are only 30 Muslims out of 4630 Chief Inspector and Inspector ranks, this equates to 0.65%.

In specialist departments Muslim officers are largely absent however we wanted to draw particular attention to the fact only 27 Muslims across 22 forces work in Counter Terrorism. This is out of a total of 2,374 officers.

The National Association of Muslim Police acknowledge that the police service has made progress in terms of Gender, However the women who are ethnic minorities or Muslim have additional challenges and our survey showed the highest ranking Muslim woman officer is of Inspector rank.

The National Association of Muslim Police believes there is an operational imperative for a diverse police service. The language and life skills of our police officers and staff must be used in all parts of the police service to help make our communities safer.

National Association of Muslim Police

To order a copy of the report please email president@namp-uk.com

National Association of Muslim Police (2nd Annual Conference)

“Working Towards Community Cohesion”

The National Association of Muslim Police takes this opportunity in inviting you to our 2nd National Annual Conference. Our inaugural conference was a huge success and we hope that with your support we can make this event equally as successful.

This year’s theme will be “Working Towards Community Cohesion”.

The Conference times and venue are : - 0930-1700hrs on 16 March 2009 NPIA, Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3EN .

The event is supported by the Home Office, Association of Chief Police Officers, National Policing Improvement Agency, Police Federation of England and Wales, British Association of Women in Policing.

This years Speakers include Rt Hon Vernon Coaker MP (Minister for Policing), Chief Constable Ken Jones (ACPO President), Chief Constable Peter Fahy (GMP), Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison (West Yorks), Chief Constable Stephen Otter (ACPO Race and Diversity) and Chief Constable Peter Neyroud (NPIA) and community leaders.

Admission will be by invitation only; delegate must register their interest as soon as possible by emailing on mpa@gmp.pnn.police.uk

There will be is a charge of £85.00 per delegate for this conference, Please note: NAMP will only accept payment by cheque or by electronic transfer. NAMP will confirm all registrations along with general guidance in the near future.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact NAMP.