Hate Crime Partnership contribute to MOPAC ‘Police & Crime’ Plan Consultation

The MOPAC Police & Crime Plan will set out the work of the Mayor’s Office until 2025. It is vital that Deaf and Disabled Londoners were involved in the consultation to make sure our voices were heard.

Inclusion London submitted comments and recommendations to MOPAC on 21 January. We worked collaboratively with the DDPOs involved in the London DDPO Hate Crime Partnership and thank them for their expert insight and contributions.

We call on MOPAC to lead the way in best practice based on the Social Model of Disability and Cultural Model of Deafness and make use of our sector’s expertise in how to  improve engagement, support and services for victims of crime. Deaf and Disabled people’s rights to being treated equally and with respect must be at the heart of any current and future consultations and strategic plans. Disabled Londoners have intersectional identities and this needs to be reflected in all areas of work by MOPAC. We are, therefore, calling for more detail to be included in the plan to reflect what Disabled Londoners need to feel protected, supported and part of mainstream services through our recommendations.

We have sent these recommendations directly to Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden, following our meeting with her and will continue to work with MOPAC to look at our recommendations for the Police & Crime Plan.

You can read all our recommendations on the following link: IL response to Police and Crime Draft Plan

Reports and Resources

For more research and reports, please check out our Hate Crime Resources section.