Hate crime Directory of services - Barking & Dagenham

Hate crime directory of services
Useful information about hate incidents and hate crime
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Keeping safe
In an emergency you should
always contact the police on 999.
Street Safety
• Take note of your surroundings
• Avoid conflict
• Appear confident
• Stay with others
• If you think there is danger, cross the
street, change direction or get a
licensed taxi
• Try to avoid unlit or isolated areas
at night
• Avoid displaying valuables on
your person
• Avoid the distraction of talking on
your phone or listening to music
Criminal injuries
If you have experienced a violent crime,
you may be entitled to compensation. For
further details on this you should visit the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
(CICA) at www.cica.gov.uk.
Confidentiality
If you choose to report an incident to
the Council, we will ask you if you want
us to share your name and address with
the police. The police will only contact
you if you have given your permission
for them to do so. There may be some
circumstances where, because of a
serious risk to others, we would be
legally required to share information
with the police without your consent.
However wherever possible this
decision would always be discussed
with you.
Extra support
Your council specialist officer will be able
to refer you to local services that offer
support, advice and information.
How do I report hate incidents
in Barking and Dagenham?
As either a victim or a witness of a hate
incident you can report it in the
following ways:
• You can report directly to the local police
• You can phone the Stop Hate Crime
24­Hour Helpline on 0800 138 1625.
Helpline staff can then forward your
report to the relevant local agency
• You can report to the Council online,
by phone to Barking and Dagenham
Direct or in person to a front desk
member of staff for example One
Stop Shop
• You can report to our third party
reporting sites (p.7) which are:
Victim Support Barking and
Dagenham; CARESS; Racial Equality
Project in Barking and Dagenham.
The Council’s timescales
for action:
Immediate
We will take the initial report. At this
point you would be asked whether you
wish for your report to be passed to the
police for investigation. The report will be
immediately sent by email or fax to the
Council for action.