Organisations that can help
We understand that it is sometimes difficult to go to the
police about hate crime. If you are a victim of hate crime or know
someone who is, there are various support agencies in place to
support and offer guidance.
Useful Links
General
Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice Bureaus provide free, confidential and
independent advice from over 3,000 locations including in bureaus,
GP surgeries, hospitals, colleges, prisons and courts. Advice is
available face-to-face and by telephone. Most bureaus offer home
visits and some also provide email advice.
Visit the website at www.citizensadvice.org.uk
for details of your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers is an independent charity helping to find
criminals and help solve crimes. They have a phoneline you can
call to pass on information about crime anonymously;
alternatively you can send us information anonymously via this
website, using their Giving
Information Form. Callers don't have to give their name or any
personal information and calls cannot be traced.
Website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Telephone: 0800 555 111
Equality & Human Rights Commission
The EHRC has a Helpline to give information and guidance on
discrimination and human rights issues. You can contact them by
telephone, text phone, letter, email or fax. If you are contacting
by post about an issue for the first time, please do not send any
documents with your letter. They will come back to you to let you
know what documents they will need to see. The helpline offices do
not accept visitors and only provide a phone and correspondence
service. They are not able to provide face to face
advice.
Website: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Equality and Human Rights Commission Helpline
Freepost RRLL-GHUX-CTRX
Arndale House
Arndale Centre
Manchester
M4 3AQ
Freepost RRLL-GHUX-CTRX
Arndale House
Arndale Centre
Manchester
M4 3AQ
0845 604 6610 - England main number. Open Monday - Friday
8am - 6pm.
0845 604 6620 - England textphone
0845 604 6630 - England fax
Email: englandhelpline@equalityhumanrights.com
0845 604 6620 - England textphone
0845 604 6630 - England fax
Email: englandhelpline@equalityhumanrights.com
Equality and Human Rights Commission Helpline Wales
Freepost RRLR-UEYB-UYZL
3rd Floor
3 Callaghan Square
Cardiff
CF10 5BT
Freepost RRLR-UEYB-UYZL
3rd Floor
3 Callaghan Square
Cardiff
CF10 5BT
0845 604 8810 - Wales main number. Open Monday - Friday 8am -
6pm.
0845 604 8820 - Wales textphone
0845 604 8830 - Wales fax
0845 604 8820 - Wales textphone
0845 604 8830 - Wales fax
Equality Commission Northern Ireland
The Commission’s duties and functions include working
towards the elimination of discrimination and overseeing the
implementation and effectiveness of the statutory duty on public
authorities to promote equality and good relations. The Commission
is also responsible for promoting awareness of and enforcing
anti-discrimination law on the grounds of age, disability, race,
sex (including marital and civil partner status, gender
reassignment, pregnancy and maternity), sexual orientation,
religious belief and political opinion.
Website: www.equalityni.org
Equality House
7 - 9 Shaftesbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7DP
7 - 9 Shaftesbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7DP
028 90 890 890 – Helpline
028 90 500 589 – Textphone
028 90 248 687 – Fax
Email: information@equalityni.org
Safer Wales
In Wales, all forms of hate crime may be reported anonymously through the independent charity Safer Wales who have an online system at www.saferwales.com and freepost leaflets available across Wales.
Website: www.saferwales.com
Safer Wales Ltd
4th Floor East
113-116 Bute Street
Butetown
Cardiff
CF10 5EQ
029 2046 1564 - Tel
029 2046 1225 - Fax
Email: admin@saferwales.com
Stop Hate UK
Stop Hate UK is a charity that provides independent and
confidential support to people affected by Hate Crime. They
provide confidential Hate Crime reporting services
in various areas of the UK, including a 24 hour helpline.
Please check their list of areas carefully
before calling.
Website: www.stophateuk.org
Stop Hate UK
PO Box 484
Leeds
LS7 9BZ
PO Box 484
Leeds
LS7 9BZ
0800 138 1625 - 24 hour helpine
0113 341 0396 - Fax
07717 989 025 - Text
07717 989 025 - Text
Email: talk@stophateuk.org
SupportLine
SupportLine provides a confidential telephone helpline
offering emotional support to any individual on any issue. The
Helpline is primarily a preventative service and aims to support
people before they reach the point of crisis. It is particularly
aimed at those who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at risk
groups and victims of any form of abuse.
Website: www.supportline.org.uk
Telephone: 01708 765200
Email: info@supportline.org.uk
Victim Support
Victim Support is the national charity giving free and
confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, their family,
friends and anyone else affected. They are not a government agency
or part of the police and you don't have to report a crime to the
police to get their help. You can call any time after the crime has
happened, whether it was yesterday, last week or several years
ago.
Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Hallam House
56 – 60 Hallam Street
London
W1W 6JL
56 – 60 Hallam Street
London
W1W 6JL
0845 30 30 900 - Victim Supportline
Victim Support Northern Ireland
Victim Support Northern Ireland is the charity which helps
people affected by crime. They offer a free and confidential
service, whether or not a crime has been reported. They are an
independent organisation - not part of the police, courts or any
other criminal justice agency.
Website: www.victimsupportni.co.uk
Central Office
Annsgate House, 3rd Floor
70/74 Ann Street
Belfast
BT1 4EH
Annsgate House, 3rd Floor
70/74 Ann Street
Belfast
BT1 4EH
Telephone: 028 9024 4039
Email: info@victimsupportni.org.uk
Your local authority
Local authorities, as a key partner of local Community Safety
Partnerships, often include hate crime in their plans for working
with local partners such as the police to reduce crime and
anti-social behaviour.
Contact details for your local authority can be found on the
Directgov website.
Race or Religion
Gypsy and Traveller
Asylum and Refugee
Sexual Orientation
Transgender
GIRES - GIRES has an online
facility to report transphobic hate crime available at tcrime.net
Disability
Domestic Abuse
Bullying
Information about bullying
The students of Ms Clark's class at the Monument Charter School in the United States have been researching material to help reduce bullying. They want to share a resource with you that they found helpful. It is based in the USA, but has links to many helpful sites.
Thanks to the whole class for helping us and you can find the page by clicking here
(ACPO can not be responsible for the content of external websites)
Sorry to hear that bullying is a problem for you too, but it's good that we can help each other, even across the Atlantic.
Stay safe and best wishes from the Police in the United Kingdom