Hate Crime

Hate Crime can be defined as behaviour that deliberately seeks to intimidate, harass or threaten individuals on the basis of them belonging to a vulnerable or a minority group that the person causing the harassment considers is different to theirs. Victims of hate crime can include members of ethnic minorities, disabled people, elderly people, gay men and women and people with learning difficulties, but this is not a complete list. Anyone can be a victim of hate crime at anytime.

We are committed to tackling hate crime and will take action to support victims and deal with people carrying out hate crime.

Our hate crime policy sets out how we will make sure that we take a co-ordinated and consistent approach to tackling racial harassment.

Harassment involving vulnerable groups can have a devastating impact on the lives of the individuals concerned. Racial harassment is any verbal, physical or written act which is based on a person's race, ethnic background, nationality, language or cultural background, and is unwanted, unacceptable and offensive to the person.

To see our hate crime policy please use the following link - hate crime policy and procedures.