Chris speaks to PC's Stuart Ward & Stewart Bladen about their roles in light of PC Stuart Ward being appointed as the UK's First Dedicated Hate Crime officer. We discuss:  

- Their roles 

- The differences between online hate crime & hate crime in the grounds 

- How to recognise officer's at games 

- How people can report these crimes - online & at games 

- The laws around these crimes 

- The current plans to work with football clubs  

Follow Stuart and Stewart via Twitter: 

@StuartWardWMP - Stuart Ward 

@WMPVillaFC - Stewart Bladen  

If you need to report a crime: https://west-midlands.police.uk/incident-report Report crime, get prevention advice, and see the latest news on our website http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/​ 

You can get in touch with us via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, via 101, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.  

If anyone has any questions for PC's Stuart Ward & Stewart Bladen then feel free to comment below or DM us via @VillaTogether on Twitter, or via email to [email protected]