Let’s kick homophobia out of football
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Chris Kelly, MP for Dudley South, has welcomed the decision by all the clubs in the Premier League to sign up to the Government's Sports Charter to tackle discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in sport.
All 20 Premier League clubs, including Black Country clubs West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, have promised to challenge discrimination and work to rid football of homophobic abuse whether on the stands or on the field. The Sports Charter was launched in March of 2011 and so far nearly 3,000 sports fans and organisations have signed up.
This Charter forms part of the Government’s work to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are treated equally. At home the Government is erasing historic convictions for consensual gay sex, promoting better recording of hate crimes and will soon be consulting on introducing same-sex civil marriage. And abroad, the Government is committed to promoting LGBT rights.
upgrade to the police.uk website
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Chris Kelly MP has welcomed the upgrade to the website police.uk introduced on 30 January 2012. These improvements give the public an even more detailed picture of crime and anti-social behaviour in Dudley and the Black Country.
The website now includes incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour recorded at all train stations and railway networks. Soon incidents occurring at or near significant local sites like shopping areas, nightclubs, parks, airports, universities, car parks and hospitals will be added too.
In addition, the website now has more specific detail on the precise location of incidents – while still protecting anonymity.
MP Ian Austin has demanded that Government Ministers take action to improve local manufacturers’ access to finance during a House of Commons debate.
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Dudley MP Ian Austin has demanded that Government Ministers take action to improve local manufacturers’ access to finance during a House of Commons debate.
Austin has visited several Dudley firms recently and heard from senior directors frustrated by their inability to access the finance they need to expand, including profitable, successful firms that export across Europe and have full order books but still can’t raise finance from the banks.
West Midlands Police unveils plans to improve services for victims of sexual assault
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WEST Midlands Police are hoping more victims of sexual assault and rape will come forward to report crime, following the formation of a strategic partnership which aims to improve access for victims to a wide range of services.
Officers from the Force's Public Protection Unit joined forces with local partners, including NHS, local authorities, CPS and independent organisations to commission for the first time, a needs assessment to look at the scale of the problem of issues relating to sex violence in the force area.
The results of the assessment will be presented to stakeholders at a meeting in the region this week.
As a result of this needs assessment, police and partners are seek agreement to jointly commission of a specialist one stop destination centre for all victims of serious sexual assault in the West Midlands.
The Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) will be developed in the region as a state of the art service to encourage all victims of sexual assault and rape to report offences and have instant access to other services such as counselling, medical help and access to criminal justice.
The service would be run by another provider, but will provide 24 hour access for adults and children who have been victims of sexual assault & rape. Victims would be offered medical care, counselling, emergency contraception and forensic care should they wish to report the incident to police.
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