William Eichler 26 January 2017

New funding to tackle hate crime ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

The communities secretary today announced nearly £400,000 of new funding to tackle hate crimes.

Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow, Sajid Javid has said £375,000 will be made available to encourage the reporting and prevention of hate crime.

The new money builds on the £1m of support directed at young people announced as part of the Government’s Hate Crime Action Plan last summer.

Speaking at The Anne Frank Trust Annual Lunch, Mr Javid said: ‘Holocaust Memorial Day is a stark and important reminder of what can happen when hate and intolerance spirals out of control and specific groups are targeted simply because they are different.

‘These funds build upon what Government is already doing through the Hate Crime Action Plan to challenge the misperceptions that lead to hate crime and support victims from marginalised communities to stand up and report incidents.

‘Let me be clear. Hate crime has no place whatsoever in British society. We will not stand for it. All communities must be able to live their lives free from fear of verbal or physical attack.’

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