Reporting Hate Crime and Hate Incidents

Dealing with hate crime

At Newcastle University we will not tolerate any of the behaviours listed below and expect anyone associated with the University to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

• Hate Crime - A hate crime is where a person has demonstrated hostility based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity. Or the behaviour has been motivated by hostility based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
• Discrimination - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people such as and not only ethnicity, age, sex, or disability (this also includes direct and indirect discrimination)
• Victimisation - when someone is treated less favourably as a result of being involved with a discrimination or harassment complaint
• Harassment - the act of continued and regular unwanted actions against a victim

What is a hate incident?

Not all hate-related incidents will amount to criminal offences, but it is equally important that these are reported.

A hate incident is an incident which involves an act by a person which is perceived by another to be motivated – wholly or partly – by hostility or prejudice towards persons with a particular characteristic.

Tell us what has happened

We understand that seeking support and guidance after experiencing a distressing or traumatic incident is not always an easy decision to make.

If an incident has occurred, we would encourage you to report this to your line manager, if appropriate, or via our People Services team in person or by submitting an e-mail to peopleservices.casework@newcastle.ac.uk.

 

You can also find information on the colleague Grievance, Bullying and Harassment Policies and Procedures.

If you wish to make an anonymous report, you can do so via this online form to let us know about any incidents experienced by Newcastle University colleagues whether you are the colleague yourself or are sharing this information on behalf of a colleague. As the form is anonymous, we won’t be able to offer any direct support or start any formal reporting process through this option.

Our hate related misconduct procedure, an attachment to the University Disciplinary Policy may also provide helpful information.

Please note, you can submit a report on behalf of other colleagues or students. Visitors to the University can also submit a report.

Urgent help

1. If something is happening now and you feel in danger, contact the emergency services by dialling 999. Give them as much detail as you can, such as the person's location if they aren't with you. Should you need to attend a local hospitals in and around Newcastle, they can be found at the below addresses:

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, NE1 4LP

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, NE9 6SX

North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH

 2. You can contact our University security team on 0191 208 6817 to let them know what is happening (on campus). This is especially important if the emergency services need access to campus.

Non-urgent help

If the incident is no longer happening, you can also report it by dialling 101 the Police non-emergency line or you can make a report online. Please give them as much detail as possible.

We also recommend our Colleague Health and Wellbeing Hub where you can seek support and advice on what is provided by our University. This includes the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all colleagues. The service is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Students

Students can get support from our Student Wellbeing Service.

External resource

Stop Hate UK provides support in 40 languages, including online British Sign Language interpreters. They also provide an easy read service for people with learning disabilities.