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MESSAGE 1 [outgoing]
HEADER: J MacIver
29 June 2022
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Dear Police Scotland,
Please can you tell me what training officers have received which will enable them to make a judgement about hate crimes perpetrated against those with the characteristic of 'transgender identity', as defined under Section 11 of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021:
(7)A person is a member of a group defined by reference to transgender identity if the person is—
(a)a female-to-male transgender person,
(b)a male-to-female transgender person,
(c)a non-binary person,
(d)a person who cross-dresses,
Please can you tell me what publicity is planned to inform the general public about hate crimes perpetrated on the basis of transgender identity, for instance how the public can identify a 'non-binary person' or 'a person who cross-dresses'.
Yours faithfully,
J MacIver
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HEADER: Police Scotland
29 June 2022
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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Please find the response to your Freedom of Information request attached.
Kind regards,
The FOI Team
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OFFICIAL
scotland.police.uk
@PoliceScotland
PoliceScotland
OFFICIAL
Our Ref:
IM-FOI-2022-1423
Date:
22 July 2022
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
I refer to your recent request for information which has been handled in accordance with
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
For ease of reference, your request is replicated below together with the response.
Please can you tell me what training officers have received which will enable them
to make a judgement about hate crimes perpetrated against those with the
characteristic of 'transgender identity', as defined under Section 11 of the Hate
Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021:
(7)A person is a member of a group defined by reference to transgender identity if
the person is—
(a)a female-to-male transgender person,
(b)a male-to-female transgender person,
(c)a non-binary person,
(d)a person who cross-dresses,
Police Scotland provide Diversity training to all officers and staff.
This training does not specifically refer to Section 11 part 7a – 7d of the Hate Crime and
Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. However, it does refer to The Equalities Act 2010, The
Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) Act 2009, this
is directly related to Transgender people, their identity and the constitution of a crime.
Within the Hate Crime specific lesson of the diversity training, participants are educated to
understand the definition of a hate crime, offences based upon disability, sexual
orientation and transgender identities. Participants are further educated in Section 2 of the
Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009 and what constitutes the
associated crimes.
The learning during this training takes place using theoretical and practical applications.
Please can you tell me what publicity is planned to inform the general public about
hate crimes perpetrated on the basis of transgender identity, for instance how the
public can identify a 'non-binary person' or 'a person who cross-dresses'.
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OFFICIAL
scotland.police.uk
@PoliceScotland
PoliceScotland
OFFICIAL
In terms of Section 17 of the Act, I can confirm that the information you seek is not held by
Police Scotland.
By way of explanation, Police Scotland do not issue messaging to tell the public how they
can identify a protected characteristic, including how to identify a transgender person, a
person who chooses to cross-dress or a non-binary person.
However Police Scotland do advise that if you are targeted because of your transgender,
cross-dressing or non-binary identity then it is a crime this should be reported to the
Police.
Police Scotland will be issuing communication for hate crime awareness week in October
via our various social media channels.
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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:00:04 +0100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Training and publicity for Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
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Dear Police Scotland,
Please can you tell me what training officers have received which will enable them to make a judgement about hate crimes perpetrated against those with the characteristic of 'transgender identity', as defined under Section 11 of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021:
(7)A person is a member of a group defined by reference to transgender identity if the person is—
(a)a female-to-male transgender person,
(b)a male-to-female transgender person,
(c)a non-binary person,
(d)a person who cross-dresses,
Please can you tell me what publicity is planned to inform the general public about hate crimes perpetrated on the basis of transgender identity, for instance how the public can identify a 'non-binary person' or 'a person who cross-dresses'.
Yours faithfully,
J MacIver
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