Hate-Motivated Behaviour
This page is for students wishing to report an incident of hate-motivated behaviour. When you are ready and feel comfortable, we want to listen to you and support you.
Report a hate-motivated incident
(Please read the Guidance notes on the hate-motivated behaviour Reporting/Disclosure form before completing the form)
Liverpool Hope University condemns all forms of hate-motivated behaviour and is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to the academic, social and personal development of the student community here at Hope.
The University is also committed to dealing with actions that have a negative impact on the safety and well-being of our community. Therefore, it is important that you are aware of what a hate incident and/or harassment is, the support services available and how you can access them.
What is hate-motivated behaviour?
The police and Crown Prosecution Service have agreed a common definition of hate-motivated incidents. They say something is a hate-motivated incident if the victim or anyone else thinks it was triggered by hostility or prejudice based on one of the following things:
• Disability
• Race
• Religion
• Gender identity
• Sexual orientation.
This means that if you believe something is a hate motivated incident it should be recorded as such by the person you are reporting it to. All police forces record hate incidents based on these five personal characteristics.
Hate-motivated behaviour can take many forms, including:
- verbal abuse like name-calling and offensive jokes
- harassment
- bullying or intimidation by children, adults, neighbours or strangers
- physical attacks such as hitting, punching, pushing, spitting
- threats of violence
- hoax calls, abusive phone or text messages, hate mail
- online abuse through social media
- displaying or circulating discriminatory literature or posters
- harm or damage to things such as your home, pet, vehicle
- graffiti or arson.
How to report hate-motivated behaviour
If you’ve experienced a hate-motivated incident or hate crime, there are a number of options available to you.
- You may wish to report the incident to the University if it took place on campus or involved another student or staff member.
- You also have the option of reporting the incident to the police. You can do this by calling 101 as a non-emergency. If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.
- You can report an incident even if it wasn’t directed at you. For example, you could be a friend, neighbour, family member, support worker or simply a passer-by.
If reporting an incident or crime to the police, you should say whether you think it was because of disability, race, religion, transgender identity, sexual orientation or a combination of these things. This is important because it makes sure the police record it as a hate-motivated incident or crime.
Further support
Stop Hate UK - National charity to report hate crime incidents
Telephone: 0800 138 1625
Text: 07717989025
Chat: Online web chat support
Visit the website
Anthony Walker Foundation (AWF) - Specialist counselling support for victim-survivors of racial or religious hate crime
Telephone: 0151 237 3974
Email: info@anthonywalkerfoundation.org.uk
Visit the website
Daisy Inclusive UK - Support for victim-survivors of disability hate crime
Telephone: 0151 261 0309
Email: info@daisyuk.com
Visit the website
Citizens Advice Liverpool - Support for victim-survivors of LGBTQ+ hate crime
Telephone: 0151 522 1400 (ext 5006)
Email: LGBThatecrime@caliverpool.org.uk
Visit the website