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Ageism, also called age discrimination, is when someone treats you unfairly because of your age. If you experience ageism, it can impact on your confidence, job prospects, financial situation, and quality of life such as being refused to access physical activity.
Age discrimination within physical activity settings can develop in many ways such as:
- Refused access to a session for being “too old”.
- Inappropriate increase in session costs to exclude older people.
Report
The Metropolitan Police define Hate crime as 'Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.'
A hate incident is any incident which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender.
Reporting a crime can be powerful in bringing about long-lasting change. It could stop it from happening again and send a strong message that hate won’t be tolerated. It can also help authorities in understanding the real picture of hate crime, enabling them to put the correct measures in place in the future.
If you witness a hate crime/incident or are the victim of one then you can report it to the police using the below:
Police
- Emergencies: 999
- Non-emergencies: 101
- Trains: Text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40.
- Online: www.report-it.org.uk
Crime Stoppers
Call 0800 555111 or go to www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Support
The easiest way to make people feel supported after they have been the victim of a hate crime or incident is to make it clear that you believe them and that the incident isn’t their fault. For more information on how best to support people who have been victims of age related hate crimes read Age UK consultation around Hate Crime: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/consultation-responses-and-submissions/equality-and-human-rights/law-commission-consultation-on-hate-crime_-age-uk-response-jan-2020-.pdf