Hate Crime Reporting
12th December 2017
Rotherham Ethnic Minority Alliance, Speak Up Self Advocacy and The Rainbow Project are working in partnership to offer a structured model of Community Reporting Centres, funded by the Safer Rother Partnership. Community reporting centres are an alternative method of reporting hate crime and hate incidents for those from community who are not comfortable or confident with reporting directly to the police.
We can support people and families affected by any form of Hate Incident/Hate Crime.
What is a hate crime/hate incident?
Hate Crime
A crime that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s identity. Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland annually monitor five strands of Hate Crime:
Disability
Gender Identity
Race, Ethnicity or Nationality
Religion, Faith or Belief
Sexual Orientation
Hate Incident
Any incident, which may or may not be a crime that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s identity.
REMA will be supporting people from faith and race communities
Speak Up Self Advocacy supporting people with disabilities
And
The Rainbow Project supporting people from the LGBT communities
Each service has dedicated support workers that can support a victim of hate crime to make a report and support their journey through the reporting systems.
The service offers bilingual support including British Sign Language
We can report anonymously or on behalf of others
It is imperative to report every incident of hate including; name calling, graffiti, hostile behaviours, unfair treatment due to being a member of a protected characteristic group
We will also be supporting existing reporting centres throughout the borough. (list attached)
Each service has a dedicated whatsapp service and email address detailed
REMA
Email – reporthate@rema-online.org.uk
Phone – 07523512630
SpeakUp
Email – hatecrime@speakup.org.uk.
Phone - 07523 512629
The Rainbow Project
Email – reporthate@therainbowproject.org
Phone - 07523512628
List of existing voluntary community reporting centres in addition to the funded service
Barnardos.
10 Nightingale Court, Nightingale Close, Moorgate, Rotherham, S60 2AB
Provide support services for children and young people
( 01709 377157
: www.barnardos.org.uk
Email: reachoutrotherham@barnardos.org.uk
Clifton Learning Partnership Work within Clifton Learning Community to increase engagement and participation in learning of children and families and address issues of diversity and deprivation.
( 01709 728069
: www.clifton-partnership.org.uk
Email: enquiries@clifton-partnership.org.uk
G4S
Provide housing and associated support services for asylum seekers
( 01909 533500 – this is a 24-hour helpline. Telephone interpreting services are available when contacting the service centre.
Email: compass.servicecentre@uk.G4S.com
GROW
Chatham Villas, 1 Chatham Street, Rotherham, S65 1DP
GROW supports women in Rotherham, including support to access services and resources and to move towards recognising and achieving their true potential.
( 01709 511171
Email: info@growproject.org.uk
: www.growproject.org.uk
CGL (Change Grow Live) Rotherham
Carnson House, 1 Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2EN
CGL works with individuals, families and communities, both to prevent and reduce harm, to promote recovery, improve life and to challenge the inequalities linked to addiction.
( 01709 917660
: www.changegrowlive.org.uk
Email: servicetransfer@cgl.org.uk
Rotherham Federation of Communities (RotherFed)
Springwell Gardens Community Centre, Eastwood View, Rotherham, S65 1NG
We support communities to grow and develop, working with them to build their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit. We work with and through grass roots community groups that are committed to bringing communities together, giving all communities a voice and creating local solutions to local issues.
( 01709 368515
Email: info@rotherfed.org
: www.rotherfed.org.uk
Rotherham MIND
Osborne House, 1-2 Highfield, Doncaster Road, Rotherham S65 1DZ
Provides mental health support services to adults in the community and at the resource centre in Rotherham.
( 01709 919 929
: www.rbmind.co.uk
Email: contactus@rbmind.co.uk
Rotherham Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Deliver information and advice in all areas of social welfare law to all people in Rotherham Borough.
( ADVICELINE: 03 444 111 444 ( 01709 515680 This is an admin number only, no advice or appointments are given on this number
: www.rotherhamcab.org.uk
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust (RUCST)
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust works alongside Rotherham United Football Club to bring a better standard of living to various groups across the borough of Rotherham.
( 01709 827767
Email: community@rotherhamunited.net
: www.rucst.co.uk
Live Inclusive
Bentley Resource Centre, High Street, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 OAA
Live Inclusive is a local disability charity that supports people to live independently in Rotherham and Doncaster. We provide a one stop shop of disability services.
( 01302 592400
Email: enquiries@liveinclusive.co.uk
: www.liveinclusive.co.uk
Tassibee
The Tassibee Centre, 36 Godstone Road, Rotherham, S60 2PU
Provide education, training and social activities for Asian women.
( 01709 377750
Email: admin@tassibee.co.uk
: www.tassibee.co.uk
Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks)
A national service to report any form of anti-Muslim abuse. Incidents can be reported on-line via the Tell MAMA website or by telephone, email, SMS, Facebook or Twitter. Trained case workers contact individuals who have reported incidents to offer support. With the individual’s consent, reported incidents are passed to the Police and referred to local support provision.
0800 456 1226
Text: 0115 707 00 07
The Unity Centre
St Leonard's Road, Rotherham, S65 1PD
A centre for all communities in Rotherham.
01709 836440
Email: team@rema-online.org.uk
Victim Support
Victim Support responds to the individual needs of victims and witnesses living in Rotherham via telephone support, home visits or office visits. Volunteers are trained in hate crime.
Rotherham Victim Support local office: 01709 361076
: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Email: humbersouthyorks.vs@victimsupport.org.uk
101, 999 and operation.solar@southyorks.pnn.police.uk are still available reporting methods for those who wish to contact the police directly.
You can also report a hate crime online through
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/help-and-advice/z-crime-types/hate-crime
and via RMBC on their online forms
