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1301020

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 December 2018 (HL Deb, col 1019), whether the definition of a hate crime used by the police and Crown Prosecution Service has been (1) debated, and (2) approved, by Parliament; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The police and Crown Prosecution Service define and record hate crime as “any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.”</p><p>This definition has been produced for operational purposes. Any arrest, charge or prosecution taken forward by the police or Crown Prosecution Service must relate to a criminal offence laid out in legislation that has been approved by Parliament.</p><p>Information on how many UK citizens have a hate crime registered on their police record but have not been (1) charged with, or (2) found guilty of, such an offence is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14050 question first answered 23/03/2021 16:39:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1273885

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Justice and (b) Home Secretary on strengthening hate crime legislation.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	133999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Any hate crime is completely unacceptable and the Government is committed to stamping it out. As part of the Hate Crime Action Plan Refresh in October 2018, the Government asked the Law Commission to conduct a review into the coverage and approach of hate crime legislation, including consideration of whether other protected characteristics should be included. The Law Commission’s consultation to support the review closed on 24 December 2020. The Government will respond to the review when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 11/01/2021 17:32:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1240024

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the increase in levels of (a) transphobia and (b) misogyny.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	98762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Transphobia and misogyny are completely unacceptable and have no place in British society. We are determined that everyone in the UK should be free to live their lives and fulfil their potential regardless of their gender identity or sex.</p><p>Misogyny is not a hate crime in law, therefore no data is held about specific incidents. The Government has heard concerns about the coverage and effectiveness of existing legislation and asked the Law Commission to undertake a full review of hate crime legislation, which is due to report in early 2021. This includes considering whether there should be additional protections against misogyny or ageism for example, and bring parity to the law by making sexual orientation and transgender hate crimes aggravated offences. We will respond in full when it is complete.</p><p>We have funded multiple projects aimed at tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime and have taken steps to bolster the police response to hate crime through supporting additional police training. We have also invested £4m to support schools to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 14/10/2020 13:38:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1238680

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about tackling hate crime.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The government continues to routinely engage with a wide range of national partners and other stakeholders about tackling all aspects of hate crime.</p><p>The Home Office and MHCLG are also working closely with the National Police Chief’s Council to ensure that all police forces are providing reassurance to affected communities and encouraging hate crime reporting during the Covid 19 pandemic. This includes working with civil society partners and social media platforms to encourage victim reporting of hate crime.</p><p>The Government is also engaging with a range of Departments and civil society partners to explore possible approaches to tackling hate crime beyond the Hate Crime Action Plan 2016-2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/10/2020 15:25:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1230939

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 March (HL2248), whether the Law Commission review of legislation related to hate crime has called witnesses; if so, whom; what weight any such hearings with witnesses are giving to the importance of free speech in the UK; whether they intend to submit any recommendations by the Law Commission to Parliament for approval; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL7740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of the legislation related to hate crime, which will report in 2021. The review’s Terms of Reference require the Law Commission to make recommendations that ‘comply with, and are conceptionally informed by’ the right to freedom of expression.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission are scheduled to conduct a public consultation later in the year as part of their review. They will be seeking a wide range of perspectives and inviting comment from all interested parties. They have conducted pre-consultation meetings and will hold formal consultation meetings with stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>As part of their review, the Law Commission are engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including civil rights group, the CPS, community organisations, law enforcement, legal experts and academics.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will reflect on the Law Commission’s recommendations when it is due to report next year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2020 13:34:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1182925

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 February (HL728), what discussions they have had with the Law Commission about how they intend to conduct the review of legislation related to hate crime; whether that Commission intends to call for evidence; if so, (1) when, and (2) whom, it will call for evidence; and whether the Crown Prosecution Service will be involved in that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL2248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of the legislation related to hate crime, which will report in early 2021. The review is considering parity in the existing legislation and the case for additional groups to be protected by legislation. Officials have met with the Law Commission since the review was commissioned for informal progress updates.</p><p>The Law Commission are scheduled to conduct a public consultation later in the year as part of their review. They will be seeking a wide range of perspectives and inviting comment from all interested parties.</p><p>As part of their review, the Law Commission are engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including the CPS, community organisations, civil rights groups, law enforcement, legal experts and academics.</p><p>The Government has asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of the legislation related to hate crime, which will report in early 2021. The review is considering parity in the existing legislation and the case for additional groups to be protected by legislation. Officials have met with the Law Commission since the review was commissioned for informal progress updates.</p><p>The Law Commission are scheduled to conduct a public consultation later in the year as part of their review. They will be seeking a wide range of perspectives and inviting comment from all interested parties.</p><p>As part of their review, the Law Commission are engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including the CPS, community organisations, civil rights groups, law enforcement, legal experts and academics.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/03/2020 17:57:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1179800

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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 estimate her Department has made of the number of non-crime hate incidents in each of the last five years; and how much police time was recorded in the investigation of those incidents; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	19847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The College of Policing has recently consulted on draft revised operational guidance on hate crime, which included clarity on responding to non-crime hate incidents. The College plans to publish this in due course to support forces dealing with hate crimes and hate incidents.</p><p>The College of Policing is independent from Government and its role is clear: setting high professional standards; sharing what works best; acting as the national voice of policing; and ensuring police training and ethics is of the highest possible quality.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. Information is not collected on non-crime hate incidents or the investigative resource allocated to them.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 19846 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:44:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1176221

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 February (HL187), whether it is possible that a hearsay remark, if construed by a bystander as offensive, could be reported as a hate crime and the perpetrator interviewed by the police as a result; and if so, what steps they intend to take to protect freedom of speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL1341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>It is an operational matter for the police to determine whether to investigate all incidents reported to them. When investigating allegations of hate crime it is for the police to apply the relevant legislation, including the freedom of expression defence contained in section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2020 11:55:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1170790

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Law Commission review into hate crime to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Law Commission were invited to review the law on hate crime and to make recommendations for its reform. The review began in March 2019 and will also consider which characteristics (for example gender, age, disability) deserve enhanced protection by the criminal law and on what basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission plan to issue a consultation on this matter in early 2020. Further information on the review can be found on the Law Commission webpage at: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/01/2020 14:57:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1169581

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the equity of the protections afforded under the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 to those on grounds of race and those afforded to religious groups.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We have one of the strongest legislative frameworks in the world to protect communities from hostility, violence and bigotry, and to deal with the perpetrators of hate crime. We have asked the Law Commission to undertake a full review of the coverage and approach of current hate crime legislative provisions. The Commission is due to open a public consultation in early 2020.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:54:48 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord