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	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many disability hate crimes have been reported in the United Kingdom in each year since 2010; and how many of those have been successfully prosecuted, broken down by the year of reporting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has collected information on the number of disability hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales since 2011/12. In 2011/2012, the number recorded was 1,757, with 1,843 in 2012/13 and 1,985 in 2013/14. The Home Office does not collect prosecutions data.</p><p>Further information on hate crimes can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crimes-england-and-wales-2013-to-2014</p><p>(1) The College of Policing (as the professional body for policing) issues Authorised Professional Practice or ‘APP’. This is the official source of professional practice on policing and police officers and staff are expected to have regard to APP in discharging their responsibilities. Disability hate crime training is referenced throughout a number of APP issued by the College, including investigations and public order. In May 2014, the College also published specific Hate Crime Operational Guidance.</p><p>(2) CPS have created a training support package focused on disability hate crime and reflecting refreshed legal guidance on disability hate crime. This was piloted on 17 July and is currently being rolled out to all CPS Areas. The aim of the training is to provide prosecutors in CPS Areas with guidance on the key elements of prosecuting disability hate crime, resulting in greater confidence in handling cases and improved prosecution performance. The training has been mandated for all Area prosecutors and will be concluded by the end of the calendar year.</p><p>The Government is currently speaking to a number of organisations and individuals to inform the next steps in our strategy to both raise awareness and encourage reporting of disability hate crime. This includes work with the Fulfilling Potential Forum, which is led by the Office for Disability Issues within DWP and is made up of around 40 disability charities, including disabled people’s user led organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/09/2015 13:44:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Home Office Statistical Bulletin - Hate Crimes England and Wales 2013-14.pdf title HO Stats Bulletin - Hate Crimes England and Wales
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

416948

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training programmes regarding disability hate crime are available to (1) United Kingdom police forces, and (2) Crown Prosecution Service staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has collected information on the number of disability hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales since 2011/12. In 2011/2012, the number recorded was 1,757, with 1,843 in 2012/13 and 1,985 in 2013/14. The Home Office does not collect prosecutions data.</p><p>Further information on hate crimes can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crimes-england-and-wales-2013-to-2014</p><p>(1) The College of Policing (as the professional body for policing) issues Authorised Professional Practice or ‘APP’. This is the official source of professional practice on policing and police officers and staff are expected to have regard to APP in discharging their responsibilities. Disability hate crime training is referenced throughout a number of APP issued by the College, including investigations and public order. In May 2014, the College also published specific Hate Crime Operational Guidance.</p><p>(2) CPS have created a training support package focused on disability hate crime and reflecting refreshed legal guidance on disability hate crime. This was piloted on 17 July and is currently being rolled out to all CPS Areas. The aim of the training is to provide prosecutors in CPS Areas with guidance on the key elements of prosecuting disability hate crime, resulting in greater confidence in handling cases and improved prosecution performance. The training has been mandated for all Area prosecutors and will be concluded by the end of the calendar year.</p><p>The Government is currently speaking to a number of organisations and individuals to inform the next steps in our strategy to both raise awareness and encourage reporting of disability hate crime. This includes work with the Fulfilling Potential Forum, which is led by the Office for Disability Issues within DWP and is made up of around 40 disability charities, including disabled people’s user led organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/09/2015 13:32:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Home Office Statistical Bulletin - Hate Crimes England and Wales 2013-14.pdf title HO Stats Bulletin - Hate Crimes England & Wales
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

416949

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to (1) raise awareness of disability hate crimes, and (2) encourage the reporting of disability hate crimes, in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL1869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has collected information on the number of disability hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales since 2011/12. In 2011/2012, the number recorded was 1,757, with 1,843 in 2012/13 and 1,985 in 2013/14. The Home Office does not collect prosecutions data.</p><p>Further information on hate crimes can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crimes-england-and-wales-2013-to-2014</p><p>(1) The College of Policing (as the professional body for policing) issues Authorised Professional Practice or ‘APP’. This is the official source of professional practice on policing and police officers and staff are expected to have regard to APP in discharging their responsibilities. Disability hate crime training is referenced throughout a number of APP issued by the College, including investigations and public order. In May 2014, the College also published specific Hate Crime Operational Guidance.</p><p>(2) CPS have created a training support package focused on disability hate crime and reflecting refreshed legal guidance on disability hate crime. This was piloted on 17 July and is currently being rolled out to all CPS Areas. The aim of the training is to provide prosecutors in CPS Areas with guidance on the key elements of prosecuting disability hate crime, resulting in greater confidence in handling cases and improved prosecution performance. The training has been mandated for all Area prosecutors and will be concluded by the end of the calendar year.</p><p>The Government is currently speaking to a number of organisations and individuals to inform the next steps in our strategy to both raise awareness and encourage reporting of disability hate crime. This includes work with the Fulfilling Potential Forum, which is led by the Office for Disability Issues within DWP and is made up of around 40 disability charities, including disabled people’s user led organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/09/2015 13:42:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Home Office Statistical Bulletin - Hate Crimes England and Wales 2013-14.pdf title HO Stats Bulletin - Hate Crimes Eng & Wales
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton