Police chief’s husband is questioned by officers ‘after racially abusing a waitress at the force Christmas party’
- Ian Barber is said to have twice clashed with staff during the party in Sheffield
- South Yorkshire Police had organised party for senior officers on December 15
- Mr Barber’s wife, Rachel, is deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police
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A police chief’s husband is being questioned by officers after allegedly racially abusing a waitress at a force Christmas party.
Ian Barber is said to have twice clashed with staff during the party in Sheffield – and on the second occasion used a racial slur, according to the BBC.
South Yorkshire Police is now investigating the incident, which took place on December 15 at the Cutler’s Hall during a party for senior officers at the force.
The alleged incident took place on December 15 at the Cutler’s Hall (pictured) in Sheffield during a party for senior officers at South Yorkshire Police – where Mr and Mrs Barber used to work
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Mr Barber, an ex-police officer himself, is married to Rachel Barber, the deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police.
She is also the force’s lead on hate crimes and said last year ‘behaviour which intimidates, threatens, humiliates or targets women is completely unacceptable.’
At the time, she also said: ‘We take all reports of hate crime extremely seriously…we will of course seek prosecutions where these are appropriate.’
Mr Barber, an ex-police officer himself, is married to Rachel Barber (pictured), the deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police
Both Mr and Mrs Barber are said to have served with South Yorkshire Police, and it was only after another officer intervened that Mr Barber reportedly left the party.
The force has now investigating the alleged incident, and told the BBC: ‘A man has since voluntarily attended a police station in relation to this matter.’
Nottinghamshire Police and the venue both declined to comment when approached by the BBC. And it was unable to contact either Mr or Mrs Barber.
In July, 2018 Nottinghamshire Police announced how a hate crime policy introduced in 2016 was already shifting the attitudes of both victims and potential perpetrators.
It cited a new report which found that more than 87 per cent of people surveyed thought a policy change two years ago to make misogyny a hate crime in Nottinghamshire, was a good idea.
At the time Mrs Barber said: ‘As the report shows, the vast majority of men are rightly appalled by this behaviour and it’s fantastic to be able to offer a victim’s perspective to educate and stop women being subject to hate crime due to their gender.’
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