For further information about how your information is used and how we maintain the security of your information including your rights to access your information then please see our privacy policy. It’s difficult to swallow knowing people have not been able to achieve their dream careers because they are too white or too male.’The fire service, one of the biggest in the country, wants 60 per cent of new recruits to be women, and 35 per cent to be from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups by 2021, a leaked memo showed.The source claimed that, in a bid to reach the target, the pass rate had been altered to make it easier for people from those groups to get through the test.When applying for a role at West Midlands Fire Service, they have to score 70 per cent in a verbal and numerical reasoning test to get through to the next round (stock image)Candidates who pass the first stage of the recruitment process – a 45-minute test of their reactions – are then sent a link to the numerical, verbal and mechanical reasoning exam.But since the change, white men have to score seven out of ten to get through to the next stage – a physical test – while women and BME candidates only have to score six.A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: ‘The approaches we take for recruitment and selection are carefully considered to ensure that they are appropriate, balanced and, above all, legal.‘West Midlands Fire Service is committed to having a workforce which reflects the diversity of the population of all our communities, and one that is welcoming to all.‘We are working hard to break down barriers faced by people who could bring so much to our service and to their community.’

At West Midlands Fire Service we take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to provide you with a reply to your request. West Midlands Fire Service is accused of discrimination amid claims it has made entry tests harder for white men to pass than women and ethnic minorities. We work hard to break down barriers faced by people within our local community who could bring so much to our service and to their community as firefighters. Down the years, many a little boy has dreamed of being a fireman when he grows up.Now, it seems, for some of them achieving that goal has become a bit harder.A fire service has been accused of discrimination after it was claimed that white men have to score higher in recruitment tests than women and people from ethnic minorities.When applying for a role at West Midlands Fire Service, they have to score 70 per cent in a verbal and numerical reasoning test to get through to the next round.A fire service has been accused of discrimination after it was claimed that white men have to score higher in recruitment tests than women and people from ethnic minorities (stock image)But women and people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups need only 60 per cent.Bosses are also spending £2,500 a month on Facebook adverts targeted specifically at women, a whistleblower has claimed.The source, who did not want to be named, said the recruitment programme, introduced in late 2017, cost £100,000 a year. How Kamala slammed Joe Biden during a 2019 primary debate on his support for busing in the 1970s and declared she believed women accusing him of unwanted touchingHow backing Black Lives Matter helped Kamala Harris come back from losing primary race  - with key endorsement from George Floyd's attorney Sarah Palin congratulates Kamala Harris on being third woman ever on the presidential ticket - saying 'trust no one new' and labels campaign aides 'yahoos'Top black Democrat Jim Clyburn says Kamala Harris on the ticket will excite 'all women' - as losers in the VP race line up to congratulate her and promise supportTwitter user is investigated by police for posting a poem on...Victoria Cross hero who joined the IRA: LORD ASHCROFT on the...Kate Garraway says husband Derek 'still has lots of challenges'13 migrants cross English Channel on a dinghy without life jackets'F*** that COVID s***!' The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. West Midlands Fire Service Hits Back At Media Reports Of Being ‘Discriminatory’. The discrimination accusation was denied by David Maxwell, representing West Midlands Fire Service, who labelled harassment and bullying claims as 'absolutely preposterous'.

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