Questionnaire regarding Hate Crime in 2022
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025016
I note you seek access to the following information:
Freedom of Information Request UK Police Services 2022
We want to explore how the UK hate crime sector has changed over the last five years.
Police Service Name:
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Region:
Contact Name:
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1. Is hate crime included in the police service’s current policing plan?
Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the policing plan?)
No
Don’t know
2. Does the police service have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the hate crime plan/strategy?)
No
Don’t know
3. Does the police service have a designated hate crime lead?
Yes (if yes – can you provide contact details (name and email) so we can contact them. _________________________________)
No
Don’t know
4. Does the police service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
Yes (If yes – can you list the names of the hate crime forums that the police service facilitates or takes part in)
Local: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
Regional: yes/no (if yes ________________________________________)
National: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
Other: ________________________________________
No
Don’t know
5. Does the police service have a designated hate crime information page on its website?
Yes (if yes – please can you provide the URL link? _________________________________________________)
No
Don’t know
6. Does the police service have access to hate crime resources?
Yes (if yes – please can you send us pdf copies of them?)
report cards
leaflets
posters
badges
pens
t-shirts
Other: ________________________________
No
Don’t know
7. Does the police service refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
Yes
Crimestoppers
Stop Hate UK
Victim Support
Victim Support Northern Ireland
The Community Security Trust (National Organisation for Jewish victims)
TELL MAMA (National Organisation for Muslim Victims)
The Monitoring Group
GATE Herts (A national reporting service)
Galop (National organisation supporting LGBT+ victims)
East European Resource Centre (EERC)
other – can you provide a list of independent advice and support services, the police service refers to.
_______________________________________
No
Don’t know
8. Is the police service planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October 2022)?
Yes (if yes – can you tell us what the police service is planning to do. ________________________________________)
No
Don’t know?
9. Has the police service participated in pervious National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?
Yes (if yes – please can you tick the years that the police service has taken part in the national week)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
No
Don’t know
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Contact Name: DS Tony FORSYTH
Contact Email: [email protected]
Q1 - Is hate crime included in the police service’s current policing plan?
Yes
Q2 - Does the police service have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
Yes
With regards to questions 1 and 2 please refer to the MPS main website https://www.met.police.uk/.
Below I have provided you with information which you would find useful.
MPS Business Plan 2021-2024.pdf
Q3 - Does the police service have a designated hate crime lead?
Supt Martin Kirby is the Lead responsible officer for Hate Crime- [email protected]
Q4 - Does the police service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
Yes -The MPS take part in MOPAC, CPS and Internal forums
Local: yes/no
Each Borough Occupational Command will have their individual forums they attend/run
Regional: yes/no
Regional Hate Crime meetings
National: yes/no
NPCC Hate Crime Gold Group plus others
Q5. Does the police service have a designated hate crime information page on its website?
Yes MPS Hate Crime
Q6 - Does the police service have access to hate crime resources?
Yes we have hate crime leaflets which are currently being revised
Q7 - Does the police service refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
Yes- Via the CATCH Consortium
Q8 - Is the police service planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October 2022)?
Yes this will be coordinated by colleagues in CPIE (Inclusion and Engagement)
Q9 - Has the police service participated in pervious National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?
Yes and the MPS have been a part of NHCAW since the start