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<p>There was one prosecution under s175 (1)(a) and 2 of the Equalities Act in 2011/12.
This creates offences in relation to access to public service vehicles. In accordance
with CPS Retention Policy a case involving an offence under section 175 of the Equalities
Act 2010 would be archived one year following sentencing. Therefore, no further information
is held about the case in question.</p><p>Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 defines
the protected characteristics of ‘race’. Race includes colour, nationality and ethnic
or national origins. Ethnic or national origins include being from a Roma or Traveler
background, therefore the CPS prosecutes crimes against the Gypsy and Traveller communities
under other legislation, in particular hate crimes against the community.</p><p>A
programme of CPS mandated training for prosecutors, including racially aggravated
crime, was developed and completed by the start of 2017.</p>
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