Sikh police association launched
10:18am Thu 30th Apr 09:: written by Terry Pattinson
Sikh police will have their own voice in the Thames Valley and in the UK.
A ceremony at police headquarters in Kidlington, Oxon, on yesterday officially marked the arrival of the British Sikh Police Association (BSPA).
Sergeant Kasmira Singh Mann, who works in Slough, said: "This is an important step towards improving the profile of Sikh officers within the police and gives them an officially-recognised voice while improving the police's understanding of the communities it serves."
He said the establishment of the BSPA represented an important move towards social cohesion and integration 'just like other support networks within the police.'
It is estimated that there are more than 500 Sikh cops in the UK and more than 1,500 Sikh police staff.
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- First it was the Black Police Association. Now add Sikh. Soon add Pakistani, Somali, Catholic, Jewish, Polish etc. etc. When are these people going to consider themselves British and recognize that public services are run by people from all religions and origins. This is ridiculous and breeds divisiveness. Expat: Berks and Bucks.
- Re: R J Tomlin's comment. 'These people' do realise they are British and behave like it. It is the fact that they have been excluded and treated in an invisible way, individually, that has prompted them to seek a stronger voice by coming together. By the way, the minute you disparagingly used the words 'these people', as separate from you and your kind, you illustrated exactly why minorities feel excluded and are coming together for support!
- Re: Elaine Sihera's response to my comment. The way to combat imagined or "invisible" (to use your word) slights or unfairness is through the process of Law. My point, which you chose to ignore, is that ethnic and religious pressure groups within an organization are unecessary and destructively devise.
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