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<p>The Government is clear that all forms of hate crime are completely unacceptable.
We have a robust legislative framework in place to respond to hate crimes which target
race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity, and expect
the police to fully investigate these appalling offences and work with the Crown Prosecution
Service to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.</p><p>Our absolute priority
is to get more police onto our streets, cut crime, protect the public and bring more
criminals to justice. We are supporting the police by providing them with the resources
they need. Part of this necessitates police recruitment and training - there are now
over 149,000 officers England and Wales, which is higher than the previous peak in
March 2010 before the Police Uplift Programme. As of 30 September 2023, there were
3,535 police officers in South Wales, a total growth of 540 additional officers against
the adjusted baseline (2,995) at the start of the Police Uplift Programme (PUP) in
March 2019. Wales now has 8,108 officers, a total growth of 1,143 additional officers
since the start of the PUP. In addition, funding for South Wales Police will be up
to £399.9 million in 2024/25, an increase of up to £24.4 million when compared to
2023/24. Funding for Wales will be up to £936.4 million in 2024/25, an increase of
up to £56.0 million when compared to 2023/24.</p><p>The Government continues to fund
True Vision, an online hate crime reporting portal designed so that victims of all
forms of hate crime do not have to visit a police station to report. We also fund
the National Online Hate Crime Hub, a central capability designed to provide expert
advice to support individual local police forces in dealing with online hate crime.</p>
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