Category: Press Release

DPA President Andrea Shoetan has issued a statement responding to the government’s proposals for police reform, published in a White Paper in January 2026. In this video, Andrea shares our concerns regarding a ‘licence to practice’ for all police officers and how this could affect disabled colleagues. ∎

I am writing this statement in relation to an article by the Disability News Service published on the 30th October 2025. Prior to his retirement, Dave Campbell was Vice President of the Disabled Police Association. Dave shared the findings from the Business Disability Forum review with me. This showed employment tribunals in the Metropolitan Police…

The Disabled Police Association completely accepts the findings of Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police. The report clearly states that some of the specific conclusions reached by the review team about racism, misogyny and homophobia within the Met also extend to other protected characteristics, including disability. For over a decade, the DPA has worked…