The claim that "police bosses give instructions to police officers" — specifically that police leadership organizations issue written guidance directing officers to respond to different ethnic groups differently — is accurate based on available evidence. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have published multiple official documents serving as guidance for officers, including: 1. The Police Race Action Plan — jointly developed by the NPCC and College of Policing, with commitment from all 43 chief constables, including mandatory training programmes. 2. The Police Anti-Racism Commitment (2025) — an official NPCC document stating: "Producing equality of policing outcomes for people from different ethnic groups by responding to individuals and communities according to their specific needs, circumstances and experiences... It does not mean treating everyone 'the same' or being 'colour blind'." 3. Anti-racism training packages developed by the College of Policing for officers and staff. Farage's paraphrase that officers are told to "treat different ethnic groups in different ways" captures the substance of the Anti-Racism Commitment's language about responding to specific needs and that equality "does not mean treating everyone 'the same'." Important qualifications: The NPCC characterized the Anti-Racism Commitment as "a high level set of aspirations and outcomes" rather than formal operational instructions. Police Minister Sarah Jones called it "a sort of values document" and didn't think it "forms the basis of any training or any police activity." After the Henry Nowak case, the NPCC launched an urgent review of the guidance. However, it remains an official document published by police leadership providing direction to officers on approaching different ethnic groups. Sources: - NPCC, "Police Anti-Racism Commitment" (PDF), https://www.npcc.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/our-work/race-action-plan/police-anti-racism-commitment.pdf - College of Policing, "New anti-racism commitment for policing launched," https://www.college.police.uk/article/new-anti-racism-commitment-policing-launched - BBC News, "Police anti-racism document 'gives wrong impression', minister says," https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c392gj41pgpo - The Telegraph, "'Two-tier' police chiefs say ethnic minorities can be treated differently," https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/31/two-tier-police-ethnic-minority-treat-differently-philp-uk/ - GB News, "Henry Nowak murder: Police chiefs launch urgent review into 'two-tier' guidelines amid outcry over student's death," https://www.gbnews.com/news/henry-nowak-police-chief-review-two-tier-guidelines-murder - The Guardian, "Top officer says anti-racism guidance has fuelled myth of two-tier policing," https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/22/top-officer-says-anti-racism-guidance-has-fuelled-myth-of-two-tier-policing