Disability hate crime response

A. Novis made this Freedom of Information request to Leicestershire County Council

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From: A. Novis

27 July 2010

Dear Leicestershire County Council,

I have gathered media reports about attacks and murders of disabled
people in different regions.
Your area has significant news articles about such attacks which
includes two murders of disabled people and eight attacks.
I would like to know what work you are doing, or planning to do, to
respond to this issue under your legal duties under the DDA and
Human Rights legislation to eliminate harassment against disabled
people and the human right to live free from such attacks and have
such attacks addressed by public bodies?
Could you send me any plans you have plus your Disability equality
scheme which details your proposed actions under your duty to
eliminate harassment against disabled people please?
As any details of attacks which get to the media are few I would
also like any records you have of crimes of hostility against
disabled people.

Yours faithfully,

A. Novis

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Leicestershire County Council

29 July 2010

A Novis
<<ContactAddress>>

[FOI #42763 email]

29/07/2010

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

FOI Request Number : 2085
Description : Disability hate crime response

Dear A Novis

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Yours sincerely

Graeme Wardle

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Leicestershire County Council

19 August 2010

A Novis
<<ContactAddress>>

[FOI #42763 email]

19/08/2010

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

FOI Request Number :2085
Description :Disability hate crime response

Dear A Novis

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Leicestershire County Council. Your request for information has now been considered and the information is available from http://www.leicsfoi.org.uk/disclosureLog.... The response is covered in 2 documents, the first of which deals with the policy area of your request and the second relates to statistics.

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Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 
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Yours sincerely

Graeme Wardle

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