FOI request (FOIR-751292177)

Hate Crime Research

Requested Tue 23 September 2025
Responded Wed 24 September 2025

I am writing to submit the following Freedom of Information request.

Council Name:

Freedom of Information Reference Number:

Region:

Contact Name:

Contact Email:

1. Is hate crime included in the council’s current community safety plan?

Yes (if yes, please send us a pdf copy of the Community Safety plan)

No

Do not know

2. Does the council have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?

Yes (if yes, please send us a pdf copy of the hate crime plan/strategy?)

No

Do not know

3. Does the council have a designated hate crime lead?

Yes (if yes, please provide contact details so we can contact them)

No

Do not know

4. Does the council service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?

Yes (if yes, please list the names of the council forums that the police service facilitates or takes part in)

Local: yes/no (if yes, please provide details)

Regional: yes/no (if yes, please provide details)

National: yes/no (if yes, please provide details)

Other: (please provide details)

No

Do not know

5. Does the Council have a designated hate crime information page on its website?

Yes (if yes – please provide the URL link)

No

Do not know

6. Does the Council facilitate hate crime reporting?

Yes

3rd party reporting sites

helpline

others (please detail)

No

Do not know - links on website: yes/no

7. Does the Council have a budget for tackling hate crime? What is/was that budget?

2022/23:

2023/24:

2024/25:

8. Does the council have access to hate crime resources?

Yes (if yes, please send us pdf copies of them)

report cards

leaflets

posters

badges

pens

t-shirts

Other:

No

Do not know

9. Does the council 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

Do not know

10. Is the council planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October)?

Yes (if yes – can you tell us what the council is planning to do)

No

Do not know

11. Has the council participated in previous National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?

Yes (if yes, please tick the years that the police service has taken part in the national week)

2022

2023

2024

2025

No

Do not know

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Response

The Freedom of Information Act is based on recorded information held by a local authority, it is not a tool to ask questions.

Information regarding Community Safety and Hate Crime can be viewed on our website:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/community-safety/

Please see the link on how to report Hate Crime in Hastings:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/community-safety/report-hate/