”A police force which rejected a “well prepared” potential recruit because he is a white, heterosexual male has been found guilty of discrimination.
Matthew Furlong, 25, whose father is a detective inspector in Cheshire Police, applied to join the force in 2017.
When he lost out to other candidates, his father lodged a complaint.
An employment tribunal ruled the force had used “positive action” to recruit people with different characteristics, but in a discriminatory way.”
”Employment lawyer Jennifer Ainscough said: “Matthew was denied his dream job simply because he was a white, heterosexual male.
“This is the first reported case of its kind in the UK where positive action has been used in a discriminatory way.””
