HELP END TWO-TIER BRITAIN
The death of Henry Nowak has shone a light on something many serving and retired police officers have known for years: that race-based policies, training programmes, and institutional pressure have distorted how officers make decisions, and who gets protected.
If you have experienced or witnessed this first-hand, Suella wants to hear from you.
This is a confidential submissions page for serving and retired police officers. Your identity will not be published, shared with your force, or passed to any third party. Suella's office will review all submissions and may use anonymised accounts to raise the issue in Parliament, with the Home Secretary, and in the press.
You will be protected. You will not be named.
WHO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
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Serving officers who have felt pressured to make decisions differently based on the race of the person involved
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Officers who have witnessed colleagues treated differently in disciplinary proceedings because of their ethnicity
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Retired officers who felt unable to speak out while in the job
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Officers who have been subject to mandatory EDI, unconscious bias, or anti-racism training they believed was ideologically biased or professionally damaging
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Anyone who was passed over for promotion, investigated, or disciplined in circumstances they believe were influenced by their race
WHAT TO INCLUDE
You don't need to write at length. Even a brief account is valuable. If you're comfortable, include:
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What happened, and roughly when
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Whether you were serving or retired at the time
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Your rank and force (this will never be published, it helps Suella assess patterns)
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Whether you raised it internally, and what happened if you did
Your submission is received securely by Suella Braverman's parliamentary office only. It will not be shared with your force, the College of Policing, the IOPC, or any other body. Anonymous accounts may be used in Parliament or the press, but only in a form that cannot identify you. If you have concerns before submitting, contact the office directly at suella.braverman.mp@parliament.uk
GDPR
The data controller for this website is Suella Braverman MP (or her office), who is responsible for handling any information submitted through this platform, and can be contacted at the relevant office email and address. The purpose of collecting information is to allow serving or former police officers to anonymously share their experiences relating to concerns about two‑tier policing, so that qualitative evidence can be gathered, patterns identified, and parliamentary or public‑interest work informed, and no automated decision‑making or profiling will be carried out. The lawful basis for processing under Article 6 of the UK GDPR is the performance of a public task, and if any special category data is voluntarily included, it will be processed under Article 9(2)(g) for reasons of substantial public interest connected to democratic engagement. The submission form is designed to allow anonymous contributions, but depending on what individuals choose to include, the data processed may consist of written testimony, optional contextual information, and technical data such as IP addresses unless disabled; contributors seeking full anonymity should avoid including personal identifiers. All data is stored securely on encrypted servers within the UK or EEA, with access restricted to authorised parliamentary staff, and will not be shared with employers, law enforcement, or third parties unless legally required. Data will be retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes, typically for a defined period such as 24 months, after which it will be securely deleted unless needed for ongoing parliamentary work. Information may be shared with parliamentary staff, contracted researchers bound by confidentiality, or legal authorities only when required by law, and will never be sold or used for marketing. Because submissions are anonymous, rights such as access, rectification, or erasure may not be technically possible unless a contributor can demonstrate ownership of a specific submission, though individuals may still request information about processing or raise concerns with the Information Commissioner’s Office. If the website uses cookies, analytics, or logs technical data, this will be disclosed separately, and such features may be disabled to protect anonymity. For any GDPR‑related queries, contributors may contact the office of Suella Braverman MP.