How to report hate incidents in Leicestershire

No one should have to tolerate hate incidents, reporting makes a difference, if we don’t know about it we can’t change it.

Working in partnership, Leicestershire County Council is committed to creating an inclusive county and believes that everyone who lives or works in or visits Leicestershire has the right to be treated with dignity and respect and to live without fear of hatred.

Complete on-line reporting form

What is a hate incident?

…any incident where you or someone else has been targeted because they or you are believed to be different, or any incident you believe was motivated by: age, disability, gender identity, race, religion / belief or sexual orientation

An incident / offence may be physical, verbal or written and can take many forms including:

Physical attack – such as physical assault, damage to property, offensive graffiti
Threat of attack – including offensive letters, abusive or obscene calls
Verbal abuse or insults
Offensive leaflets and posters, hate mail, abusive gestures, dumping of rubbish outside homes
Harassment*, bullying and victimisation

*Harassment is ‘unwanted behaviour that a person finds intimidating upsetting, embarrassing, humiliating or offensive’

Why is it important to report hate incidents?

Reporting makes a difference …to you, your family and your life…help us to help you!

Only by recording incidents can we build up a comprehensive picture of hate incidents across Leicestershire
We need to know the number, type and range of hate incidents
This will show us where the problem areas are and help us to improve services to deal with hate incidents

Who can report an incident?

Anybody can complete the Hate Incident Monitoring Form. If you have experienced or are aware of anyone who has experienced a hate incident then we want to know about it. An incident report can be completed anonymously you do not have to identify yourself, but if you want us to contact you it is essential that you leave a contact number or address. If you represent a particular agency then this should be stated in section five of the form. You can report an incident even if you do not have all of the information requested on the form, as any information that you can provide may be valuable.

You can report an incident:

By completing the on-line reporting form or by downloading and completing a pdf copy available below
By calling the Hate Incident Monitoring Project on 0116 305 8263
By contacting your nearest reporting centre – list available from above web site address
In confidence directly to you line manager if you are a Leicestershire County Council employee, this will then be referred to the Hate Incident Monitoring Project. The reported incident will then be recorded and dealt with under the appropriate policy within the authority
If you think the incident involved is a criminal offence you should report it to the police by calling 0116 2222 222.

What happens next?

Every incident form will be treated confidentially
Every incident will be taken seriously

If you report an incident we will record it only for statistical reasons within the County Council’s Hate Incident Monitoring Database. If you want help to take action, a council officer will contact you within 10 working days to find out more. We will not give personal details about you to anyone, including the police or any other organisation, without asking you first. Where legal action is taken as a result of the incident you may be asked to give evidence in court, tribunal or inquest.

Documents to download

How to report hate incidents in Leicestershire

What is a hate incident?

Why is it important to report hate incidents?

Who can report an incident?

You can report an incident:

What happens next?

Documents to download

Report Hate Reporting Form

Report Hate Leaflet

Report Hate Posters for Schools

Other documents

Partnership Strategic Assessment 2009 : Hate Incidents

Multi Agency Hate Incident Reduction Strategy 2008 -2011

Hate Incident Monitoring Project Quarterly Updates

Annual Report 2007/08

Promotional Material

Better Lives

further information