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Written question asked by Stephen Crabb (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 October 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 November 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Public Order Act

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what monitoring his Department is undertaking of the extent to which section 5 of the Public Order Act is being applied consistently to religious communities by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Answer

None. It is for the police and prosecuting authorities to decide whether an offence may have been committed in each individual case.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
451 c502W; 97099
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Crime Religion
Link
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