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Hate crime strategy: delivery plan
The delivery plan sets out a range of activity that we will take forward with partners over the next two years to tackle hate crime.
2. Hate Crime Strategy – summary
Our vision is for a Scotland where everyone lives free
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Aim 1
Victims of hate crime are treated with fairness, compassion and in a trauma-informed manner in which their safety and recovery is a priority
- Ensure police response to hate crime is effective
- Strengthen activity to address barriers to reporting
- Improve third-party reporting arrangements
- Ensure victims of hate crime are appropriately supported
- Ensure effective implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
Aim 2
The nature, characteristics, and extent of hate crime in Scotland are more fully understood and effectively inform appropriate interventions and policy development
- Ensure lived experience informs strategy delivery
- Improve availability of hate crime data
Aim 3
Communities are empowered, inclusive and safe, and the underlying causes of hate crime are challenged
- Tackle online hate crime
- Ensure people feel safe using public transport
- Undertake regular public awareness activity
- Develop a toolkit for local authorities to tackle hate crime
- Develop effective approaches to preventing hate crime
- Support young people to recognise hate crime and its impact
- Support organisations that build inclusive communities
Contact
Email: lucy.allan@gov.scot
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