IOPC因其骄傲参与而面临法律诉讼,指控其有偏见,而支持者则说它维护平等义务。 The IOPC faces legal action over its Pride participation, accused of bias, while supporters say it upholds equality duties.

独立警察行为办公室(IOPC)在参加荣誉赛事和参加石墙多样性冠军方案方面面临法律挑战,前警官Harry Miller和集团公平警察认为这破坏了公正性。 The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) faces a legal challenge over its participation in Pride events and membership in Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, with former officer Harry Miller and group Fair Cop arguing it undermines impartiality. 他们声称骄傲本质上是政治性的，IOPC 的明显支持，包括游行和社交媒体帖子，存在偏见的风险，尤其是在与性别相关的案件中。 They claim Pride is inherently political and that the IOPC’s visible support, including marching and social media posts, risks bias, especially in gender-related cases. 这是在高等法院裁定Northumbria警察加入Pride违反了中立性之后作出的。 This follows a High Court ruling that Northumbria Police violated neutrality by joining Pride. GLGBT+ Group Group Out-Out Groups in Rugby强烈批评这项挑战, 指出骄傲是回应持续歧视, 而非政治, In response, LGBT+ group Out-Out Groups in Rugby strongly criticized the challenge, stating Pride is a response to ongoing discrimination, not politics, and that public institutions like the IOPC have a duty to support marginalized communities. 他们拒绝接受对性取向和宗教的比较,强调男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者及变性者身份是2010年《平等法》保护的,是不可改变的特征。 They rejected comparisons between sexual orientation and religion, emphasizing that LGBT+ identity is protected under the Equality Act 2010 as an immutable characteristic. 国际海事委员会已确认司法审查,并将在法律框架内作出回应. The IOPC has acknowledged the judicial review and will respond within legal timeframes.