article_snippet: Dal Babu, who left Metropolitan Police in 2013, said there was a 'lack of knowledge' among officers around race and faith issues .
article_snippet: The former chief superintendent, who retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2013, said the force's counter-terrorism command was ‘virtually all white’ and insisted there was a ‘lack of knowledge’ among officers around race and faith issues.
article_snippet: Mr Babu called for ‘greater diversity’ in safeguarding boards aimed at protecting children and among senior police figures.
article_snippet: It's virtually all white in the counter-terrorism command,’ Mr Babu said .
article_snippet: There's a lack of diversity in the police and, equally important, a lack of diversity in children's services.
article_snippet: I'm not aware of a single ethnic minority director of children's services or independent chair of a safeguarding board.
highlights_snippet: Dal Babu, a former chief superintendent, left Metropolitan Police in 2013 .
  
highlights_snippet: Dal Babu, a former chief superintendent has blasted the 'virtually all white' counter-terrorism command in place .
  
highlights_snippet: Said officers had a 'lack of knowledge' surrounding race and faith issues .
  