Prosecution of Hate Crime 2023-02-01
2023-02-01
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In the year-end hate crime figures, a 41% increase in offences targeting people's sexuality and a 56% increase in offences targeting transgender identity were reported.
As we mark the start of LGBTQ History Month, it was shocking to see in the year-end figures for hate crime a 41% increase in offences targeting people's sexuality and a 56% increase in offences targeting people's transgender identity. What are the Government doing to stop prejudice and fear, which led to that rise in crime, being stoked against the LGBTQ community?
In the hon. Lady's area of the north-east, the CPS is particularly successful in getting uplifts to sentences in relation to hate crime. In the last rolling year to date, it has been successful in obtaining uplifts in 90% of cases. The question she raises is important and the CPS is working incredibly hard in that area.
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The answer did not address how prejudice and fear are being addressed or actions taken to prevent hate crimes against LGBTQ+ individuals specifically.
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