Racial discrimination

HM Prison and Probation Service racial discrimination case settled

A former contractor engaged by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has received a financial settlement following allegations of racial discrimination in a case supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). While working for the service, the man was subjected to multiple incidents of racial discrimination and harassment by another contractor in 2019. These included the person making monkey chants towards the man while he was talking to colleagues.