FOI Request - Hate Crime Research 2025
Request 101003859006
1. Is hate crime included in the council’s current Community Safety plan?
Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the Community Safety plan?)
No
Don’t know
2. Does the council have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
Yes (if yes can you send us a pdf copy of the hate crime plan/strategy?)
No
Don’t know
3. Does the council have a designated hate crime lead?
Yes (if yes – can you provide contact details so we can contact them)
No
Don’t know
4. Does the council service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
Yes (if yes – can you list the names of the council forums that the police service facilitates or takes part in)
Local: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
Regional: yes/no (if yes ________________________________________)
National: yes/no (if yes _________________________________________)
Other: ________________________________________
No
Don’t know
5. Does the Council have a designated hate crime information page on its website?
Yes (if yes – please can you provide the URL link? _________________________________)
No
Don’t know
6. Does the Council facilitate hate crime reporting?
Yes
3rd party reporting sites
helpline
others (please detail ______________________________________________________)
No
Don’t know - links on website: yes/no
7. Does the Council have a budget for tackling hate crime? What is/was that budget?
2022/23: ____________
2023/24: ____________
2024/25: ____________
8. Does the council have access to hate crime resources?
Yes (if yes – please can you send us pdf copies of them?)
report cards
leaflets
posters
badges
pens
t-shirts
Other: ________________________________
No
Don’t know
9. Does the council refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
Yes
Crimestoppers
Stop Hate UK
Victim Support
Victim Support Northern Ireland
The Community Security Trust (National Organisation for Jewish victims)
TELL MAMA (National Organisation for Muslim Victims)
The Monitoring Group
GATE Herts (A national reporting service)
Galop (National organisation supporting LGBT+ victims)
East European Resource Centre (EERC)
other – can you provide a list of independent advice and support services, the police service refers to.
_______________________________________
No
Don’t know
10. Is the council planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October)?
Yes (if yes – can you tell us what the council is planning to do: _________________________________)
No
Don’t know
11. Has the council participated in previous National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?
Yes (if yes – please can you tick the years that the police service has taken part in the national week)
2022
2023
2024
2025
No
Don’t know
Response 17-10-2025
1. Not specifically. The Community Safety Strategy 2022-26 does commit to reducing antisocial behaviour in the community which encompasses hate crime.
2. No
3. The Council’s Equal Opportunities Officer is the central point of contact for hate crime and can be contacted by emailing equalities@moray.gov.uk
4.
Local – Antisocial Behaviour and Community Safety meetings to raise awareness and advise.
Regional – Yes. Member of Integrate Grampian, chaired by Grampian Regional Equality Council and Police Scotland’s Third Party Reporting Centre Network and Hate Crime Awareness Week Working Group.
National – Member of Scottish Council’s Equalities Network
Other: No
5. No
6. Yes
3rd party reporting sites – Moray Council is a Third Party Reporting Centre
Others – Would refer to Grampian Racial Equality Council (GREC) for Case Conference, counselling or support.
Links on website – No
7. No
8. Yes – Police Scotland and GREC webpage and leaflets for signposting
9. Yes – GREC and Victim Support
10. Yes – Part of North East Hate Crime Awareness Week Working Group.
11. No