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| Police watchdog to investigate response to post-Brexit vote rise in hate crime | |
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| Police watchdogs will assess the response to hate crime following a surge in reported incidents after the EU referendum, while one of the UK’s most senior judges has warned that British tolerance is under strain. | |
| Levels of anti-Muslim, antisemitic, homophobic and racist bullying in schools will also be examined under a new government initiative. | Levels of anti-Muslim, antisemitic, homophobic and racist bullying in schools will also be examined under a new government initiative. |
| The steps will be outlined on Tuesday as ministers publish a hate crime action plan following a sharp rise in the number of alleged offences and incidents reported to police in the weeks before and after the referendum on 23 June. | The steps will be outlined on Tuesday as ministers publish a hate crime action plan following a sharp rise in the number of alleged offences and incidents reported to police in the weeks before and after the referendum on 23 June. |
| The home secretary, Amber Rudd, is expected to announce plans to commission Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to carry out a “scoping study” into police forces’ understanding of and response to hate crime. | The home secretary, Amber Rudd, is expected to announce plans to commission Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to carry out a “scoping study” into police forces’ understanding of and response to hate crime. |
| It will look at how constabularies deal with hate crime and cover all strands including crimes against the disabled. A programme to equip teachers to facilitate conversations with pupils around international events and the impact they have on communities in the UK will also be announced. | |
| Separately, one of the UK’s most senior judges said he fears that xenophobia and “forces of hate” are putting British tolerance under strain. Lord Dyson, whose forebears came to Britain from eastern Europe, said on Tuesday that he could think of “no better place to live” than the UK. | |
| He said he was grateful to British people for allowing his father’s parents and his mother to settle. And he said he hoped that British tolerance had not been put at risk by “events of recent weeks”. | |
| Lord Dyson, the master of the rolls and the second most senior judge in England and Wales, was speaking at an event in London to mark his retirement. | |
| The Home Office said the government would work with schools on how to report incidents of hate crime. | |
| The assessment of bullying in schools comes after police figures indicated that young people were the victims of 10% of faith hate crime and 8% of race hate crime for the three-week period between 16 June and 7 July. | The assessment of bullying in schools comes after police figures indicated that young people were the victims of 10% of faith hate crime and 8% of race hate crime for the three-week period between 16 June and 7 July. |
| The action plan will contain measures aimed at encouraging the reporting of incidents, as well as work to prevent offences on public transport. | The action plan will contain measures aimed at encouraging the reporting of incidents, as well as work to prevent offences on public transport. |
| Prosecutors will be urged to press for tougher sentences for perpetrators of hate crimes, while a £2.4m fund will be set up for security measures and equipment at synagogues, mosques, churches and other places of worship. | Prosecutors will be urged to press for tougher sentences for perpetrators of hate crimes, while a £2.4m fund will be set up for security measures and equipment at synagogues, mosques, churches and other places of worship. |
| Figures in religious communities have raised concerns about crimes ranging from graffiti to arson. | Figures in religious communities have raised concerns about crimes ranging from graffiti to arson. |
| Rudd said: “This government is determined to build a Britain that works for everyone. Those who practise hatred send out a message that it’s OK to abuse and attack others because of their nationality, ethnicity or religious background; that it’s OK to disregard our shared values and promote the intolerance that causes enormous harm to communities and individuals. | Rudd said: “This government is determined to build a Britain that works for everyone. Those who practise hatred send out a message that it’s OK to abuse and attack others because of their nationality, ethnicity or religious background; that it’s OK to disregard our shared values and promote the intolerance that causes enormous harm to communities and individuals. |
| “Well, I have a very clear message for them – we will not stand for it. Hatred has no place whatsoever in a 21st-century Great Britain that works for everyone. “We are Great Britain because we are united by values such as democracy, free speech, mutual respect and opportunity for all. | “Well, I have a very clear message for them – we will not stand for it. Hatred has no place whatsoever in a 21st-century Great Britain that works for everyone. “We are Great Britain because we are united by values such as democracy, free speech, mutual respect and opportunity for all. |
| “We are the sum of all our parts – a proud, diverse society. Hatred does not get a seat at the table, and we will do everything we can to stamp it out.” | “We are the sum of all our parts – a proud, diverse society. Hatred does not get a seat at the table, and we will do everything we can to stamp it out.” |
| A spate of reports after the EU referendum sparked fears of a wave of xenophobic and racial abuse. Figures released on Friday showed more than 6,000 alleged hate crimes and incidents were reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in four weeks from the middle of last month. | A spate of reports after the EU referendum sparked fears of a wave of xenophobic and racial abuse. Figures released on Friday showed more than 6,000 alleged hate crimes and incidents were reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in four weeks from the middle of last month. |
| The daily rate peaked at 289 reports on 25 June – the day after the referendum result was announced. The main type of offence reported was “violence against the person”, which includes harassment and common assault as well as verbal abuse, spitting and “barging”. | The daily rate peaked at 289 reports on 25 June – the day after the referendum result was announced. The main type of offence reported was “violence against the person”, which includes harassment and common assault as well as verbal abuse, spitting and “barging”. |
| Public order offences and criminal damage were the second and third most common incidents respectively. | Public order offences and criminal damage were the second and third most common incidents respectively. |