THE Met has signed up to a 10 point pledge as part of its commitment to tackle all forms of hate crime.
It is part of Mencap’s Stand by Me campaign which calls on officers to help ensure people with a learning disability can live their lives free from the fear of hate crime.
Among the points in the pledge are for officers to understand how to identify if someone has a learning disability and recognise that disability hate crime is is as harmful as other types of hate crime.
Commander Steve Rodhouse, from the Met, said: "We are committed to fulfilling all ten points of the charter and we are working with Mencap, disabled people's organisations and our disability independent advisory group to further develop how victims can best be supported and to enhance their trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police."
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