Article: Police pleased with success of race relations watchdog

SCOTLAND'S first internal police watchdog set up to investigate allegations of racism by officers has been declared a success.

Lothian and Borders Police became the first force in Scotland to introduce race relations advisers after the outcry over the handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder.

Under the initiative, a team of three advisers was appointed by the Lothian and Borders Police board, an independent body of councillors from across the region.

The advisers' remit is to monitor race relations work at police stations across the force area and investigate complaints of unfair police treatment.

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