Agenda item

Safer and Stronger Communities Scrutiny Hate Crime Task Group

Report of the Hate Crime Task Group

Minutes:

7.1

The Committee received the draft report of the Hate Crime Task Group which outlined its findings and recommendations.  In presenting the report, the Policy and Improvement Officer referred to the set of recommendations which aim to, raise awareness of hate crime, increase reporting, support partnership working, and improve the data available in the city. The report included specific recommendations including the possibility of introducing a 24/7 helpline for those victims who did not want to contact the Police directly, improved communication materials and targeted awareness raising campaigns.  The report requested an initial response from Cabinet to the recommendations by July 2017, so this should be available for the Committee’s first meeting of the next municipal year.  A more detailed update can then be requested later in the year. 

 

 

7.2

Members thanked the Policy and Improvement Officer and other contributing officers for their work with the Task Group and felt that the cross party working group had worked well together on what the local authority wanted to achieve in tackling hate crime.

 

 

7.3

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

 

 

 

(a)       endorses the report of the Hate Crime Task Group; and

 

 

 

(b)       notes that the report of the Hate Crime Task Group would be submitted to Cabinet in March/April, 2017 and subsequently to the Sheffield Safer and Sustainable Communities Partnership Board.

 

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