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<p>In October 2018 the Government published Action Against Hate: the Government’s
plan for tackling hate crime two years on.</p><p>The Action Plan includes a number
of commitments that are addressing all forms of hate crime, including a review of
hate crime legislation by the Law Commission which commenced earlier this year, a
public awareness campaign which has run twice, and the current Online Harms White
Paper consultation.</p><p>There are also a number of specific commitments addressing
homophobic hate crime, which have been informed by the Government’s 2018 LGBT Ac-tion
Plan. These include: the Crown Prosecution Service working with partners to improve
the recording and monitoring of equalities data for LGBT victims of hate crime and
reviewing and refreshing its LGBT Hate Crime Schools Pack; further Government Equalities
Office funding for anti-bullying interventions in schools from March 2019 to March
2020; support from the Home Office to the police to improve training in responding
to victims; multiple Home Office funded projects aimed at tackling homophobic hate
crime; and continued engagement with LBGT stakeholders.</p>
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