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<p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously. Crime that is motivated
by hostility towards some fundamental part of a person’s identity is particularly
corrosive and can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. We
are committed to working with communities in order to keep them safe.</p><p>The number
of recorded disability hate crimes rose by 44% between 2014/15 and 2015/16. There
are a number of factors behind this rise, including increased reporting of disability
hate crime and improved recording of such crimes by the police. We welcome these changes.</p><p>The
new cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan published on 26 July includes specific
actions on disability hate crime. These include looking at current best practice in
tackling disability hate crime and working with partner organisations and the police
to promote safety for disabled people, making better use of third party reporting
centres and raising awareness of hate crime among carers and families of disabled
people to encourage reporting.</p>
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