Are white British people treated like second class citizens by the authorities that are meant to serve and protect them?

Official UK police guidance and equality policies require forces to consider protected characteristics including race when prioritising responses and community engagement. Recent social media reports and some media coverage highlight cases where police have been proven of applying different standards to incidents involving white British individuals compared with other groups, including references to 'non-protected group' descriptions in internal documents. Government statistics continue to show white British people as the majority population with standard access to public services and legal protections.