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Written communication between the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and the Police regarding veganphobia or hate crimes against vegans.

Information not held

Our Ref: NY8984

Date: 05 March 2024

Freedom of information request reference no: NY8984

I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire (OPFCC) on 27 February 2024.

Question/ Request:

In line with the legal recognition of ethical veganism as a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010 since January 2020, any written communication from 2020 to 2023 inclusively between the Police and Crime Commissioner office and the Police, regarding veganphobia or hate crime against vegans.

Answer/ Response:

I wish to advise you that there is no information held by the OPFCC in order to answer your request.

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the OPFCC.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that the OPFCC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.