CHANCELLOR OF the University of Technology, Sir Bill Morris, is heading an enquiry into the treatment of ethnic minority police officers in London, England.
Sir Bill, who recently retired as the general-secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, will lead the probe that was ordered by the Metropolitan Police Authority to look at how internal complaints about ethnic minority officers are investigated.
He said the inquiry was vital to restoring public confidence in the Metropolitan police.
"The Met was the 'shop window' of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom and it should be a beacon of good practice. It is about restoring the relationship between the Metropolitan police and the community they serve," Sir Bill said in a radio interview with the Jamaica Information Service.
Jamaican-born Leroy Morgan, chairman of the Metropolitan Black Police Association, said his organisation was preparing a submission to the Morris Inquiry.
He said the association was encouraged by the police authority's approach in setting up the inquiry team headed by Sir Bill.
There have been a number of high profile cases involving ethnic minority officers, which prompted questions about the Metropolitan Police Authority's internal investigation procedures.
The Black Police Association has raised concern about a disproportionate number of disciplinary inquiries into officers from ethnic minorities.
