It is your decision whether or not to report the incident to the Police and this will be respected. Support is available to you whether or not you choose to make an immediate report. You can seek help from a number of agencies at any time after the incident if you continue to be impacted by the incident of hate crime.
Reporting an incident to the Police
If you choose to report the incident to the Police, the University can provide you with support when making the report if you would like it.
You can report an incident to the Police at any time. You can call the Police by dialling 999 (emergency) or 101 (non- emergency). If you are on campus, please alert Security by calling 01784 443888 (emergency) or 01784 443063 (non-emergency) so that they can direct the Police to the right place on campus when they arrive.
If you report an incident of racial violence to the Police an officer will normally be allocated your case and will come to speka with you and take details of the incident and any evidence you may have. They may ask to take a statement from you at the time or may arrange for this to be completed at a later date. If you require medical treatment or assessment they will arrange for you to be taken to the nearest hospital.
You should be aware that if you decide to call the Police, you can opt out of the reporting process at any point.
Delaying your report to the Police
You may be unsure whether to make a report to the Police. If this is the case we encourage you to talk through your thoughts so you can decide the best course of action for you.
If there are signs of a disturbance at the scene, it would be useful for you to take photographs in case you decide to report it to the Police at a later date. Remember to keep any relevant evidence.
Not reporting to the Police
If you are sure you do not want to report the incident to the Police at any time, you can still access the support of universty and Students' Union teams to help you with the impact of the incident.