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<p>Courts in the United Kingdom have the power to deal with offences which are committed
on board any aircraft whilst on the ground or in the air over the United Kingdom,
and on “British-controlled aircraft” whilst “in flight” outside United Kingdom airspace.
In such instances, as with any crime, the CPS will prosecute cases that are referred
to it by the police and other law enforcement agencies where the test set out in the
Code for Crown Prosecutors is met.</p><p>The Code makes it clear that where an offence
involves hostility or prejudice based upon race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender
identity, disability, gender or age, it is more likely that a prosecution will be
required in the public interest. Where a crime is found by a court to involve hostility
based on a disability, this will be an aggravating factor in the sentence and the
court must openly state the crime involved this hostility.</p>
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