FI16313
Request
I am writing to submit the following Freedom of Information request. We want to explore how the UK hate crime sector has changed over the last three years.
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1. Is hate crime included in the council’s current Community Safety plan?
c Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the Community Safety plan?)
c No
c Don’t know
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2. Does the council have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
c Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the hate crime plan/strategy?)
c No
c Don’t know
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3. Does the council have a designated hate crime lead?
c Yes (if yes – can you provide contact details so we can contact them)
c No
c Don’t know
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4. Does the council service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
c Yes (if yes – can you list the names of the council forums that the police service facilitates or takes part in)
c Local: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
c Regional: yes/no (if yes ________________________________________)
c National: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
c Other: ________________________________________
c No
c Don’t know
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5. Does the Council have a designated hate crime information page on its website?
c Yes (if yes – please can you provide the URL link? _________________________________)
c No
c Don’t know
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6. Does the Council facilitate hate crime reporting?
c Yes
c 3rd party reporting sites
c helpline
c others (please detail ______________________________________________________)
c No
c Don’t know - links on website: yes/no
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7. Does the Council have a budget for tackling hate crime? What is/was that budget?
2022/23: ____________
2023/24: ____________
2024/25: ____________
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8. Does the council have access to hate crime resources?
c Yes (if yes – please can you send us pdf copies of them?)
c report cards
c leaflets
c posters
c badges
c pens
c t-shirts
c Other: ________________________________
c No
c Don’t know
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9. Does the council refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
c Yes
c Crimestoppers
c Stop Hate UK
c Victim Support
c Victim Support Northern Ireland
c The Community Security Trust (National Organisation for Jewish victims)
c TELL MAMA (National Organisation for Muslim Victims)
c The Monitoring Group
c GATE Herts (A national reporting service)
c Galop (National organisation supporting LGBT+ victims)
c East European Resource Centre (EERC)
c other – can you provide a list of independent advice and support services, the police service refers to. _______________________________________
c No
c Don’t know
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10. Is the council planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October)?
c Yes (if yes – can you tell us what the council is planning to do: _________________________________)
c No
c Don’t know
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11. Has the council participated in previous National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?
c Yes (if yes – please can you tick the years that the police service has taken part in the national week)
c 2022
c 2023
c 2024
c 2025
c No
c Don’t know
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Response
Please find the information you require set out below.
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Council Name:
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Dover District Council
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Freedom of Information Reference Number:
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FI16313
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Region:
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South East
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Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
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freedomofinformation@dover.gov.uk |
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1. Is hate crime included in the council’s current Community Safety plan?
No
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2. Does the council have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
No
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3. Does the council have a designated hate crime lead?
No
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4. Does the council service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
No
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7. Does the Council have a budget for tackling hate crime? What is/was that budget?
2022/23: No budget
2023/24: No budget
2024/25: No budget
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9. Does the council refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
other – can you provide a list of independent advice and support services, the police service refers to.
Refer directly to Kent police, with involvement of Kent Police Community Liaison Officer
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10. Is the council planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October)?
Don’t know, wrong year (2022)?
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11. Has the council participated in previous National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?
Don’t know
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