The death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, USA, led to accusations of systemic racism in police forces across America and triggered a global protest. Institutionalised racism is a problem not confined to the US, nor to the police, and it is one that we must all address.
The UK had to confront the problem following police handling of the racially motivated murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence and the subsequent Macpherson Report (1999), which declared the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist. However, its recommendations for tackling racism extended to public bodies, from the judiciary to education, and led to the Race Relation (Amendment) Act 2000. Anti-racism legislation was strengthened further in the Equality Act 2010 (see box).
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