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<p>We have a robust legislative framework to respond to hate crimes which target transgender
identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. We expect the police
fully to investigate these abhorrent offences and ensure perpetrators are brought
to justice.</p><p>The Government is pleased to see the overall reduction in police-recorded
hate crime in the year ending March 2023, including a 6% reduction in sexual orientation
hate crimes. Whilst an 11% increase in transgender hate crime was seen, and this may
partly be due to a genuine rise, the biggest driver is likely to be general improvements
in police recording along with increased victim willingness to come forward.</p><p>
</p><p>We are supporting the police by providing them with the resources they need.
Part of this necessitates police recruitment and training – that is why we have the
highest number of police officers on record in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government continues to fund True Vision, an online hate crime reporting portal, designed
so that victims of all forms of hate crime do not have to visit a police station to
report. We also fund the National Online Hate Crime Hub, a central capability designed
to provide expert advice to support individual local police forces in dealing with
online hate crime.</p><p>The Government is providing over £3m of funding, between
10 August 2021 and 31 March 2024, to five anti-bullying organisations to support schools
to tackle bullying. This includes projects targeting hate-related bullying and homophobic,
biphobic and transphobic based bullying.</p><p> </p><p>We are grateful for the detailed
consideration the Law Commission has given to its review of hate crime laws. In April
2023, the Government published a response to Recommendation 8 on misogyny as a hate
crime and will respond to the remaining recommendations in due course.</p>
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