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<p>I know the CPS recognises the serious impact hate crimes have on peoples’ lives
and will always seek to prosecute where there is sufficient evidence to do so, regardless
of the offence or how it is committed. Their efforts have led to a continued rise
in successful sentence uplifts for recorded hate crime, which this year reached its
highest rate yet at 79.1% of cases.</p><p>Each CPS Area also has a Deputy Chief Crown
Prosecutor as a strategic hate crime lead and nationally there is a hate crime lead
at Chief Crown Prosecutor level. A network of dedicated Hate Crime Coordinators operate
across all 14 CPS Areas, providing experience and expertise on matters relating to
hate crime and supporting front line prosecutors to secure sentence uplifts.</p><p>The
CPS directly engages with communities affected by hate crime to ensure a greater awareness
of the law and how it is applied. Within the Jewish community, the CPS sits on the
cross-government antisemitism working group with the Community Security Trust, Board
of Deputies, and Jewish Leadership Council. The CPS External Consultation Group on
hate crime provides a further community perspective on prosecutorial activity.</p>
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