A zero tolerance campaign to stop race hate attacks, domestic violence and attacks on elderly, disabled and vulnerable people will start in Bradford next year.

It is a key part of a three-year blueprint to bring harmony to the district which, in July 2001, was rocked by the worst rioting in mainland Britain for 20 years.

The Community Cohesion plan has been drawn up by Bradford Council, Bradford Vision and partners including the police, health organisations and other groups.

The zero tolerance campaign will be co-ordinated by the Bradford Campaign against Hate Alliance.

Today Sally Collins, Bradford Vision's director of community cohesion, said: "If you are a victim it impacts on you and your family. It affects your confidence, self esteem, ability to work, look after your children and take them to school.

"It reflects on your employability and very many other aspects. We are making the point that no one is going to stand for it."

The plan has tough targets to reduce levels of violence, victimisation and racism.

Even employees like street cleaners, who have in the past been victims of violence, will be taught how to calm down potentially inflammatory situations.

And an information network involving community organisations, schools and colleges will be formed to enable levels of tension in the districts to be accurately monitored.

The Council is already working with the police and meeting regularly to discuss information obtained on issues creating tension and with the potential for trouble.

Kersten England, the Council's acting director of policy and executive support, said monitoring tension would now be extended and developed to include places like colleges and groups in contact with communities which could pick up information about problem issues.

Volunteers were already receiving training on how to defuse conflict but this would be extended to workers in major organisations including the Council.

Miss England said: "It could apply to any worker including a street sweeper who comes across a gang. We wouldn't expect staff to behave like police but they would know how best to deal with it."

Other key aims of the plan include cutting car arson attacks by a quarter, reducing repeat victimisation in hate crimes from 29.8 per cent to 27.8 per cent by 2006, and increasing the number of residents involved in community life from 59 per cent to 63 per cent in 2006.

Bradford Vision's project helping rioters and other offenders to get jobs and homes on their release from prison would continue over the next three years.

And a Diversity Exchange would provide safe places for people to meet to discuss problems and training to end conflicts. The exchange would also under take and commission research.

New projects to reduce the level of crime related to drug and substance misuse are expected to be in place by May next year.

The plan is expected to be approved at Bradford Council's executive committee next week and will then be forwarded to the Home Office for endorsement.