Disability Hate Crime Action Group Cymru

The Disability Hate Crime Action Group Cymru is an informal partnership of organisations who wish to make a difference in respect of Disability Hate Crime and impairment related harassment in Wales. The group will raise awareness of Disability Hate Crime and harassment with disabled people and the general public and through this increase reporting and convictions of Disability Hate Crime. We also plan to share information on our own initiatives to avoid duplication of effort and best serve the needs of victims of these attacks.

Specifically we aim to:

• improve accessibility of existing systems
• support member organisations within the group on issues relating to hate crime
• raise the profile of hate crime with our staff and members of our own networks
• work with and challenge the police forces of Wales on their handling of disability related hate crime
• work with clients to make them aware that they can report the abuse they regularly face
• work to eradicate the causes of hate crime
• work with the police to improve handling of disability hate crime
• assist the All Wales forum in implementing their action plan
• work in partnership where possible but recognise that we each have separate agendas at times relating to our particular specialism’s
• support member initiatives on hate crime
• share intelligence with group on particular issues for example with a specific Welsh Police force
• work with key stakeholders within the public sector to improve awareness and implementation of strategies in respect of Disability Hate Crime

Members of Disability Hate Crime Action Group Cymru:

You can keep up to date with the development of the Disability Hate Crime Action Group Cymru by following the Disability Hate Crime Action Group Cymru on Facebook and Twitter:

twitter: #disabilityhatewales

For more information on the group please email disabilityhate@saferwales.com or contact any of the partner organisations