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POLICY AND POLITICS

Peers call for hate crime action from Reform UK council

Reform UK-led Durham CC needs to do more to address residents’ concerns around hate crime, a Local Government Association peer review has found.

By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026

Reform UK-led Durham CC needs to do more to address residents' concerns around hate crime, a Local Government Association peer review has found.

The review said that ‘further work is needed' to tackle hate crime concerns and ensure that ‘everyone feels safe, included and able to contribute to the county's future'.

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