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date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	War Crimes: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police services on investigation of historical war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of war crimes is an operational matter and any decision to investigate or prosecute is the responsibility of the police in consultation with Crown Prosecution Service. Investigations into these offences are conducted using jointly agreed guidelines between the Crown Prosecution Service and SO15 ; these guidelines can be found on the Crown Prosecution Service website. The Home Office does not issue separate guidance to police forces on investigation of historical war crimes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:48:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

577589

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date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the range of hate crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to keep the law on hate crime under review. The Law Commission published a report on hate crime legislation in May 2014. This considered whether existing offences should be extended to other groups not currently covered by the offences and made recommendations including that there should be a full review of the hate crime framework. The Government made a commitment to a review of hate crime legislation in its manifesto and is considering options.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2016 14:21:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord