Tarique Ghaffur due to settle police race case out of court

Britain's highest-ranking Asian police officer, Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, is due to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Metropolitan police over his Employment Tribunal claim for racial discrimination before Commissioner Sir Ian Blair leaves office next month, a source has told the Guardian.

Lawyers are working to reach an agreement before 1 December and a deal may be made within days, the source said. There will be no admission of liability from Scotland Yard as par... (86 more words)

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