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	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 102715 on Disability: Crimes of Violence, if she will publish further details of the membership of the National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	110472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>A National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime was convened by the CPS in March 2021, consisting of community stakeholders, academics and police. The Panel focused on in-depth scrutiny of the handling of disability hate crime cases. As a result, the CPS will this month circulate a bulletin to all prosecutors. This will highlight key findings, lessons and top tips arising from the review. In addition, operational guidance has been refreshed and will be launched this month. It will provide prosecutors with an updated appreciation of how disability hate crime occurs, based on the lived experience of disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 01/02/2022 09:23:12 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1418757

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 110472 on National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime, if she will respond to the the request to publish further details of the membership of the National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	115977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>National Scrutiny Panels (NSPs) are one-off, non-recurring meetings designed to focus on a specific topic relating to Hate Crime. The format and membership of each NSP is adapted to the context of the specific topic under consideration. The overarching approach is to seek representation from: community perspectives; relevant Government departments; the police and academic or other specialist interests.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For the National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime, the following were invited to participate: Dimensions; Inclusion London; the Disability Network; Disability Rights UK; Members of CPS Area Local Involvement and Scrutiny Panels; the National Autistic Society; MIND; Home Office; Ministry of Justice; HMCTS; National Police Chiefs Council and two specialists with a focus on Disability Hate Crime.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/02/2022 09:29:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

540945

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on increasing the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	43668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2015/16, the CPS completed 941 prosecutions for disability hate crime, an increase of 41.3% on the previous year when it completed 666 prosecutions.</p><p>The number of convictions rose from 503 in 2014/15 to 707 in 2015/16, an increase of 40.6%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/09/2016 09:02:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748501

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress has been made on increasing the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	3240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken a number of steps to improve its prosecution of all strands of hate crime. Specifically they have delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training for all prosecutors to deal more effectively with disability hate crime cases.</p><p>As a result, the CPS is prosecuting, and convicting, more defendants of disability hate crime than ever before. In 2015-16, the CPS completed 941 disability hate crime prosecutions, an increase of 275 on the previous year.</p><p>The proportion of successfully completed prosecutions with an announced and recorded sentence uplift increased to 11.9% from 5.4% the previous year.</p><p>The CPS will shortly be publishing a public policy statement on disability hate crime and a Support Guide for victims and witnesses with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2017 11:09:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

513556

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress his Department has made on providing disability hate crime training for all prosecutors; and what improvements this training will bring to conviction rates.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	34335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Mandatory training relating to disability hate crime was delivered, across the Crown Prosecution Service, between September 2015 and January 2016.</p><p>Prosecutors will deploy the knowledge gained from the training in the course of prosecutions thereby improving performance.</p><p>The CPS are enhancing the support provided to prosecutors in dealing with crimes committed against disabled people. They are reviewing their policy and legal guidance on disability hate crime, which will provide assurance to the public of how the CPS intends to deal with such crimes.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 26/04/2016 10:08:21 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

964543

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS is taking to improve the rate of prosecution of people responsible for crimes against disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	169294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to improving prosecutions of disability hate crime. It has delivered mandated training on disability hate crime for all prosecutors, introduced a network of Hate Crime Coordinators in CPS Areas and revised its disability hate crime legal guidance. The CPS is currently working with community partners to develop further training based upon the social model of disability, aimed at removing barriers for disabled people and improving access to justice.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2018 14:24:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

512732

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS is taking to improve the conviction rate for hate crimes involving disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	904471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The CPS treats all allegations of hate crime, including those involving disabled people, extremely seriously and continues to place priority on this work. Legal guidance on disability hate crime was refreshed in 2015 and a supporting training package was delivered to all CPS lawyers by January 2016. This equips prosecutors with up to date knowledge to inform their decision making and approach to building the strongest cases possible. In addition, a National Scrutiny Panel on disability is assisting with the development of further refinements to policy guidance on crimes against disabled people and the preparation of a joint CPS/Police/HMCTS statement concerning support to disabled victims of crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 10:34:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat