Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should consider establishing a dedicated unit for hate crime.

The Scottish Police Authority should consider how to improve its scrutiny of Police Scotland’s response to hate crime.

Police Scotland should ensure that it maximises the benefits of strong partnership relationships, and shares the knowledge of diversity issues developed by police officers and staff working in Safer Communities roles at national and local levels.

Police Scotland should ensure there is transparency of decision making about the themes chosen for national hate crime campaigns, and that there are processes in place to evaluate the impact of campaigns on communities and reporting levels of hate crime.

Police Scotland should review hate crime national documents to ensure there is clear accessible guidance for officers and staff responding to and recording hate crime.

Police Scotland should provide clear guidance to police officers about the importance of submitting intelligence logs relating to hate crime and hate incidents.

Police Scotland should review its use of the data held on IT systems to build knowledge and understanding of trends in hate crime and the impact on affected communities.