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Racist Incidents

Definition

A racist incident is identified as "any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person".

Performance Target 

To tackle racist incidents and effectively and increase public confidence:

  • To report racist incidents and deal with those incidents effectively

Comparing figues for the rolling years 03/04 and 04/05 shows an increase of 10% in racist incidents in Worthing. (CADDIE data Aug 05) Likely to be a result of increased reporting, rather than an increase in the number of incidents occurring.

Victims of racial incidents are encouraged to formally report any incidents they experience to any of the partner agencies as soon as possible.

The Picture for Worthing

Worthing CDRP is committed to dealing with racist incidents effectively. 2.8% of Worthing's population is comprised of BME communities, and it also has a strong foreign student contingent.

Actions taken by the CDRP to deal with racist incidents include:

  • Raising awareness of racism and the impact on communities
  • Improving and encouraging third party reporting for victims of racist incidents.
  • Work with agencies and local communities to improve support for victims.

Useful Website Links

Home Office

West Sussex County Council Racist Incident Team

Reporting a racist incident: www.westsussex.gov.uk/rit
Reporting a homophobic incident: www.westsussex.gov.uk/lgbt

For more information on the targets and actions for the CDRP in 2005/06, please see the Racist Incidents Implementation Plan below:

Implementation Plan For Racial Incidents
PDF - Download Size: 62 KB

Contact Information

Address Details

Portland House
Richmond Road
Worthing
BN11 1HS

Telephone/Fax Details

Tel: 01903 221433
Fax: 01903 221152

E-Mail

rhian.francis@worthing.gov.uk

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