Archive Categories: Challenging Oppressive Policing

This document records a meeting held on 22 May 1991 between Bernie Grant, then Member of Parliament for Tottenham, and the Adams family, discussing the campaign following the death of Roland Adams. The meeting…

This is a letter from the Haringey Community and Police Consultative Group to Bernie Grant MP dated November 1994. It addresses concerns about stop and search statistics in Tottenham, particularly their impact on ethnic…

This document is a letter dated November 24, 1994, from Commander David Gilbertson of the Metropolitan Police to Bernie Grant, then MP for Tottenham, addressing concerns about stop and search practices in the Tottenham…

This is a letter from the Haringey Racial Equality Council to Bernie Grant MP, dated February 17, 1995, addressing concerns over offensive racial terminology used in police Stop and Search statistics. The letter criticizes…

This document is a statement by Bernie Grant, a prominent Black British MP, addressing the misuse of police Stop and Search powers and its damaging impact on Black communities. It reflects on a project…

This is a letter written by Bernie Grant, a prominent Labour MP, to Commander David Gilbertson of the Metropolitan Police in February 1996. In the letter, Grant congratulates Gilbertson on his promotion and expresses…

This document is a 1995 letter from Chris Mullin MP addressing claims against the Metropolitan Police resulting in damages payments over £10,000 during 1993-94. It highlights parliamentary scrutiny of police conduct and accountability. The…

This document contains handwritten calculations estimating the financial costs associated with arrests over several years in the mid-1990s. It reflects an analysis of arrest numbers and their economic impact. The item offers insight into…

This document records a parliamentary question posed by Bernie Grant in 1996 regarding the financial expenditure on Operation Eagle Eye, a Metropolitan Police initiative. The answer details the significant funds allocated to vehicles, technology,…

This document presents a parliamentary question and answer session from March 1996 focusing on deaths in police custody within the Metropolitan Police District, including data broken down by ethnic origin. It also includes official…