CPS Prosecutions Hate Crime 2021-11-18
2021-11-18
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Q1
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The MP is assessing the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service's efforts to prosecute cases involving hate crime. He references the devastating impact on victims and communities.
What recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting cases of hate crime?
Hate crime can have a devastating impact on individuals and communities. In the last year, the CPS prosecuted more than 10,000 such offences; in 79% of those cases that resulted in a conviction, the court agreed to impose a sentence uplift to reflect this important aggravating factor.
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The answer does not provide an assessment but instead reiterates the impact and statistics without evaluation.
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Q2
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The MP is concerned about the adequacy of resources provided to local Crown Prosecution Service areas to handle hate crimes effectively.
Hate crime is clearly a serious concern right across this country. Do local Crown Prosecution Service areas have all the resources that they need to take these measures on and prosecute people for hate crime?
Yes, and those resources are growing. CPS London North maintains hate crime co-ordinators and inclusion and community engagement managers to provide a single point of contact on all aspects of hate crime prosecution. It has achieved some of the highest sentence uplift statistics anywhere in the country, with increases handed down in 83% of cases.
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Assessment & feedback
While confirming resources and growth, it does not directly address whether local areas have all necessary resources.
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