RACIST discrimination is still prevalent in workplaces and public services including the NHS, police and criminal justice system, according to the largest ever survey of its kind into black people’s experiences in Britain.

And it comes just two days after new Home Secretary Suella Braverman told chief constables to spend less time on diversity and concentrate on crime.

The survey by Survation was commissioned by national civil rights group the Black Equity Organisation (BEO), which launched in May to tackle systemic racism.

Its research found that the majority of black people surveyed had either experienced being stopped and searched by police, a wrongful arrest, or knew someone close who had.

Sixty-five per cent of black respondents said that they had been discriminated against by healthcare professionals and 61 per cent said they had been passed over for promotion or employment due to their ethnicity.

Half of parents of children under 18 said that their children do not see themselves represented in teaching staff or the curriculum.

Sixty per cent said that the institutions discriminating against them were not changing.

But despite the continuing problems, black people showed resilience and a determination to challenge their unfair treatment.

Fifty five per cent were confident of their and their family’s future in Britain and 69 per cent were confident they could fulfil their potential in Britain.

Seventy per cent also said that Black Lives Matter and “taking the knee” by professional footballers had made a difference 

BEO trustees chairwoman Dame Vivian Hunt said: “Racism harms all of British society. We have to work together to systematically address and change this pattern.

“It’s just as important to note black people in Britain are resilient and optimistic about our shared future if we can systematically reduce racism and help everyone reach their full potential.”

The findings were echoed by Zita Holbourne of Black Activists Rising Against Cuts – in particular regarding people’s determination to fight back both individually and collectively.

“We are literally inundated with these kind of issues,” she said. “But people are not going to stay silent in the face of discrimination.”

The government said it will consider the BEO findings.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has launched a police race action plan aimed at tackling discrimination.