ARCH is a network of organisations working together across the city to help support victims of hate incidents and where possible take action against the suspect.
Hate incidents of any form are unacceptable. Nobody should suffer because of who they are and nobody should put up with it. ARCH is working to stop hate incidents in Sunderland.
This website has been designed to provide you with information on what to do if you are a victim or you witness a hate incident in Sunderland.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for on the website or you have an idea on how to improve the website please let us know.
 ARCH Sunderland currently allows to report a racist, religious, homophobic, transphobic or disability hate incident.
On this website you will find information about:
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You will also find here information about ARCH Sunderland partner organisations
and about various events in the city in which ARCH Sunderland and partner organisations are involved.
To see what happens when an incident is reported to ARCH please download this document.
Currently ARCH is not a self-reporting system. A specially trained person from any of the ARCH partner organisations can input a hate incident on the system. The incident can be reported by a victim, a witness or someone on behalf of the victim.
Why use ARCH – aims of ARCH?
- Provide as best as possible support to the victims of hate incidents in the Sunderland area
- To take action on the suspects of hate incidents
- To encourage people to report the incidents that happened to them and any that they have witnessed
- To increase people’s confidence in reporting hate incidents by taking people seriously, believing them and offering the best possible support
- To get the overall picture of hate incidents in the city, which will then help us to tackle the issue
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