Have you been the victim of a racist incident?
West Dunbartonshire Council will not tolerate racism in any form.
Racism adversely affects the lives of many black and minority ethnic, refugee, Gypsy & Traveller people and people of non-Scottish origin. Working with our Community Planning Partners such as Strathclyde Police, West Dunbartonshire Council is working to develop services which are free from discrimination. This includes reporting of racist incidents so that we can tackle problems within services and communities.
A racist incident is defined as:
“any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person.”
It is important to realise that it is the perception of the victim or person reporting an incident that must be taken into account in terms of definition and recording.
Racial harassment is defined as:
“unwanted conduct which has the purpose or effect of:
a) violating that other person’s dignity or
b) creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for him/her.”
Racial harassment can include the following:
1. Physical assault
2. Derogatory name-calling, insults and racist jokes
3. Racist graffiti
4. Wearing racist badges
5. Carrying or distributing racist materials such as leaflets, comics or magazines*
6. Verbal and non-verbal abuse and threats
7. Incitement of others to behave in a racist manner
8. Racist comments in the course of discussion in the workplace*
9. Attempts to recruit for racial organisations and groups
10. Ridicule of an individual for cultural differences
11. Refusal to co-operate with other people because of their colour, ethnicity or language
12. Written derogatory remarks
13. Accessing racist material on the Internet*
*Unless being undertaken as part of a study of racism within training programmes or within the school curriculum.
You can report a racist incident at your local Police Office, or through West Dunbartonshire Council, who can then pass information on to the Police on your behalf.
You do not need to be a victim of the incident to report it and you do not have to give your personal details if you do not want to.
The Council officer trained to carry out ‘3rd party reporting’ (i.e. reporting an incident to the police on your behalf) is the Policy and Development Officer, Diversity, who can be contact at the Garshake Road offices, on 01389 737386 or at Policy and Development Officer .
If you need immediate help you should call the police by dialling 999.
View Information on Strathclyde Police's 3rd Party Reporting system
View further information on the Strathclyde Police - 3rd Party Reporting Agencies
The contact details of the Police Offices in West Dunbartonshire are:
Dumbarton Police Office (Divisional Headquarters)
Stirling Road
Dumbarton
G82 3PT
Tel: 01389 822000
Clydebank Police Office 50 Montrose Street
Clydebank
G81 2QD
Tel: 0141 532 3300
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