Chief Constable John Robins of West Yorkshire Police has consistently pushed to reform laws across the country in order to boost the number of ethnic minorities in his force.
Mr Robins, who has been an officer for West Yorkshire Police since 1990, was appointed as its chief in 2019 and has overseen the dramatic new changes to its recruitment policy in recent years.
The force, which is currently putting applications from white Brits on hold, said it is accepting them ‘all year round’ from ‘under-represented groups’ such as black and Asian candidates.
One whistleblower who revealed the change in the hiring process said candidates from different backgrounds were being split into tiers, according to The Telegraph.
Black and Asian candidates are alleged to have been put into the ‘gold’ tier of being significantly under-represented in the police, while south-east Asians were given the ‘silver’ tier.
Meanwhile ‘white others’, including applicants from Britain, Ireland and eastern Europe were dropped into the lowest ‘bronze’ tier.
Defending the decision, a spokesperson for Mr Robins told MailOnline the police chief stood by his push to prioritise minority hires.
Chief Constable John Robins (above) of West Yorkshire Police has said he wants to discriminate against white job applicants and hire more ethnic minority officers
The force, which is currently putting applications from white Brits on hold, said it is accepting them ‘all year round’ from ‘under-represented groups’ such as black and Asian candidates (Pictured: West Yorkshire Police Headquarters)