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<p>We treat all hate crime with equal seriousness; there is no place for treating
victims differently regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability
or gender identity. Our funding of projects reflects this approach and that is why
we fund a number of initiatives that combat hate crime across all five strands and
do not allocate specific funding to target specific areas. Our work to combat religiously
motivated hatred tackles anti-Muslim hatred and anti-Semitism, alongside hatred directed
at any person or group based on their religion.</p><p>Since 2010 the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government has provided £3.7 million to local projects to challenge
hate crime. We expect to spend a further £1.5 million by March 2018. This includes
support for programmes such as the Anne Frank Trust's Switch<br>Off Prejudice programme
which encourages young people to consider the consequences of prejudice, persecution
and discrimination, support for community organisations such as Tell MAMA and the
Community Security Trust, and establishing the Hate Crime Support Group which networks
organisations tackling hatred across all five protected categories to share best practice
and offer the best support for victims.</p><p> </p>
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