Ethics group set up to improve policing

The Bishop of Manchester

AN Ethics Committee has been set up to raise policing standards across the region.

The committee — the first of its type in the country — will advise Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd and Greater Manchester Police on the complex dilemmas officers and staff face in the modern world.

Chaired by the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev David Walker, the committee’s membership has been drawn from across Greater Manchester’s diverse communities and members have extensive experience and expertise in a range of fields.

Among them is Dr Shaid Mushtag, an Oldham director of two businesses that provide education and training programmes to people in the borough. He is a member of GMP’s independent advisory group in Oldham and sits on the executive committee of the Oldham Race Equality Partnership.

The Bishop said: “I’m delighted to be part of this new body. Greater Manchester Police has a vision for its work in which the ethical issues that surround both policy and operations will be given full weight.

“As a diverse group, we seek to bring together our varied skills, experience and connections in the community. We believe we can strengthen and add value to the work of GMP for the benefit of all Greater Manchester people.
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