Police Scotland is "institutionally racist" and "discriminatory", says its chief, Iain Livingstone. This blunt admission comes as an independent investigation by the Scottish Police Authority found racist, misogynistic and homophobic acts or comments by police officers.
Police Scotland is under public inquiry after the death in police custody in 2015 of Sheku Bayoh, a 31-year-old black man. In March, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for a "top-to-bottom" reform of the Metropolitan Police.