FOI request (FOIR-145672554)

How local authorities address anti-Semitism

Requested Tue 24 September 2019
Responded Fri 11 October 2019

Request

Our request is as follows:

Q1. Definition of anti-Semitism

Q1a. Has the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of anti-Semitism ('IHRA Definition') been adopted by Hastings Borough Council? See http://antisemitism.uk/definition for more information about the IHRA Definition.

Q1b. If the IHRA Definition has been adopted, please provide the date that the motion to do so was approved.

Q1c. If the IHRA Definition has been adopted, was the IHRA Definition adopted in its entirety including all of the examples?

Q1d. If all of the examples were not adopted, which ones were omitted?

Q1e. If the IHRA Definition has not been adopted at all, was there a motion to adopt the IHRA Definition which was defeated, and if so on what date was it defeated?

Q1f. If the IHRA Definition has not yet been adopted, has adoption been timetabled?

Q2. Codes of Conduct

Q2a.If adopted, has the IHRA Definition been incorporated into the members' code of conduct?

Q2b. If adopted, has the IHRA Definition been incorporated into the officers' and employees' code of conduct and conditions of employment?

Q2c. Who is responsible for investigating or monitoring alleged breaches of the council's codes of conduct? Please provide their name, job title, e-mail address and direct telephone number.

Q3. Complaints

Q3a. How many formal complaints of anti-Semitic conduct has Hastings Borough Council considered between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2018 against members, officers or council employees?

Q3b. How many complaints resulted in disciplinary action?

Q3c. How many complaints resulted in no disciplinary action?

Q4. Equality, diversity and training

Q4a. Who is responsible for complying with Hastings Borough Council's legal obligations in relation to equality and diversity? Please provide their name, job title, e-mail address and direct telephone number.

Q4b. What training does Hastings Borough Council provide to its members, officers and employees specifically on anti-Semitism as opposed to generally against all forms of discrimination prohibited under the Equality Act 2010?

Q4c. If such specific training on anti-Semitism is provided, is it conducted by Hastings Borough Council in-house or is it outsourced to a training provider?

Q4d. If such specific training on anti-Semitism is outsourced, which organisation(s) provide the training?

Q5. Prevent coordinator

Q5a. Who is Hastings Borough Council's Prevent Coordinator? Please provide their name, job title, e-mail address and direct telephone number.

Response

1a - No

1b - N/A

1c - N/A

1d - N/A

1e - No

1f - No

2a - N/A

2b - N/A

2c -

Chris Barkshire-Jones

Chief Legal Officer

Email: cbarkshire-jones@hastings.gov.uk

Tel: 01424 451066

3a - None

3b - N/A

3c - N/A

4a -

Jane Hartnell

Director of Corporate Services and Governance

Email: jhartnell@hastings.gov.uk

Tel: 01424 451066

4b - None

4c - N/A

4d - N/A

5a -

Mike Hepworth

Assistant Director Environment and Place

Email: mhepworth@hastings.gov.uk

Tel: 01424 451066