Safe Inverness · Campaign

No Place for Hate

A city centre where everyone is welcome, respected and safe. Inverness BID stands together with partners and businesses against hate in all its forms.

More information to follow

Full details of the No Place for Hate campaign are being finalised. Please check back soon — in the meantime, here is what the campaign stands for.

Our commitment

What the campaign stands for

Everyone is welcome

Our city centre is for everyone — regardless of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or background.

Zero tolerance for hate

Hate has no place on our streets, in our shops or in our venues. Businesses across the BID area stand together against it.

Report it, don't ignore it

If you experience or witness hate, reporting it helps keep the whole community safe. You will always be taken seriously.

If you experience or witness hate

How to report a hate crime

999

In an emergency

If a crime is happening now or someone is in danger.

101

Non-emergency

To report an incident to Police Scotland after the event.

You can also report hate crime online or at any of Scotland’s Third Party Reporting Centres.

Working together

A safer, more welcoming city centre

No Place for Hate is part of the wider Safe Inverness programme, working alongside local businesses, community groups and partners to make sure the city centre is a place where everyone feels safe and respected.

Want your business to get involved as the campaign develops? Email admin@invernessbid.co.uk and we’ll be in touch.

Open for Business

With excellent transport links across Scotland, the UK and beyond, the City in the Highlands is always open for business. Inverness boasts a skilled, resourceful workforce — reflected in emerging industries such as life sciences and renewable energy set to expand in the coming years.

It’s also the hub of tourism in the Highlands and Islands, drawing thousands of national and international visitors every year. At the heart of it all, the City Centre BID is committed to strengthening business across every sector of the city centre.

Education

University of the Highlands & Islands

Inverness has its very own university, offering a wide variety of courses and producing a talented local workforce.

Business Directory

See for yourself the unique range of businesses our city has to offer.

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