Westminster

Westminster LGBT Networking Group
Pamela Park
ppark@vawcvs.org

Youth Group

Address: Tony Shepherd, Cognito, CSTM, 12 Adelaide Street, London, WC2N 4HW
020 7766 5550
cognito@cstm.org.uk
www.connection-at-stmartins.org.uk
Generic day centre 9-2pm daily, Cognito Thurs 6-9pm.
and : Charing Cross

Address: Westminster City Council, 4 th Floor, Westbourne House, 14 –16 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5UX
020 7641 4435 / 07739 820836
http://www.wlgb.co.uk/
Mon-Thurs 10-5pm; Sat 3-6pm
Piccadilly Circus

The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to giving all victims of crime a professional and sensitive service.

The Community Safety Unit (CSU) is responsible for the investigation of hate crimes within the City of Westminster. This includes racist crime, domestic violence, homophobic crime and hate mail. The unit is staffed by both male and female officers who are specially trained to deal with these crimes. The unit is committed to working in partnership with both the statutory and voluntary organisations in the borough to improve the quality of life for the residents.

How to Contact Us

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any information regarding any domestic violence, hate crime or elder abuse in the capital - any contact will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Westminster Community Safety Unit can be contacted in the following ways:-

In an emergency always dial 999

Public Telephone: 020 7321 3969 (24hr answer-machine)

Fax: 0207 321 4969

Mailing Address:
Westminster Community Safety Unit,
Marylebone Police Station,
4th Floor,
1-9 Seymour Street,
London,
W1H 7BA

The unit is staffed between the following times:

Monday - Friday 8.00am to 10.00pm
Saturday - Sunday 8.00am to 4.00pm
Our Aim

· Investigate all crime reported to us
· Support victims and vulnerable persons
· Refer people to suitable agencies
· In partnership, work to address issues that effect local communities

It's Your Choice

We can speak with you privately, give advice about your options or put you in touch with other organisations that can support you - completely confidentially.

We Will Listen to You

If you want to see the person who's committed the crime against you prosecuted, we will take you through the process and offer support. At every stage we will listen and act on your wishes. One officer will stay with your investigation throughout to keep you informed.

We Can Work Together

If the incident is not an actual offence we will still investigate it seriously and offer support. Any information is important and by working together we can stop hate crimes.

You Matter

We will deal with your case promptly, sensitively and effectively. We will treat every call as a priority. An officer will visit you or you can attend the police station or send someone else. We can talk to you on the phone or report the matter through another organisation like your local housing association. We will explain what options are available to you.

• We'll keep a record of what's happened
• We'll choose one officer to be in charge of your case from beginning to end
• We can put you in touch with other organisations
• We'll arrest the suspect if we can (positive arrest policy)