James Bird, a senior police officer with West Midlands Police and a champion for disabled police officers and disabled members of the public, reveals a new model of hate crime reporting and its effects. This is being promoted by West Midlands Police and may become a UK-wide model.

James is passionate about how we police hate crime in the UK. He is innovative in the way that he has helped to manage a transition in handling complaints of hate offences and focusing on victim support and dealing with offenders.