Seeney referred to crime and corruption commission as being “very concerned”. He said: “We are not able to carry out our work without a legal force and as such the commission needs legal backing.”

The justice secretary has promised to introduce a justice watchdog if police forces cannot agree on a force strategy to tackle the crisis.

The inquiry into the policing of black people is taking place in conjunction with Operation Stack, a major investigation into black criminality launched by the Labour government at the same time as the government made a string of sweeping changes to social care to improve safety and cut costs.

Mr Cameron’s plan calls for a huge expansion of police officers, but has been criticized as a “hardening of the heart of the police”, and as a “hard sell” to minority communities.

Police forces in England and Wales have responded to an increased demand for officers with up to 12,500 extra officers being dispatched to every one of the country’s 60 forces.

Of those, 12,600 officers are from the Metropolitan police and five forces in Scotland are “targeting” their black populations in the hope of addressing the “dwellings and other housing problems caused by ethnic minority crime”.

Mr Cameron described the police as a key part of the UK security and defence sector in a speech on policing. The prime minister said: “I believe police officers are a vital part of our society and our security. We’re committed to working with them and supporting their efforts. There are some very hard jobs out there and the right people do them and we want to show that we are all there for them.

“But the real challenge now is to get more police to police. We’re investing £400 million over a long term, but we need to do this more. There are too many officers not d바카라사이트oing the right things. They need real support and to get them to work, you need better skills.”

In a letter to a black community, he called on them to “please step forward to address the needs of their communities”.

Mr May had pledged an enhanced investigation team when 바카라he was electapronxed last year, but after his election Mr May’s office said there was no new plan to investigate the crisis or to set up any “independent” inquiry.

The commission has been asked to create three teams to investigate crime and corruption in the forces. It has also been asked to investigate possible changes to recruitment, training and practices.

The prime minister said the police services needed to be “as tough as the armed forces” in respons