Police: Who is Responsible for Discrimination and Harassment Claims?

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

An important case on whether the Liversidge principle applies to sex discrimination claims.

Chief Constable of Bedfordshire -v- Liversidge (Court of Appeal, currently being appealed to the House of Lords) provides that the Race Relations Act 1976 does not make the chief constable of a police force liable for racial harassment upon a police officer by other officers in his command.  The decision is based on the literal interpretation of the liability sections of the Race Relations Act 1976.
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