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Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2008.


Crime: Racist Incidents

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7 May (WA 67), whether the new hate-crime report will include all available information about the religion or belief of the defendants and victims; and what further steps they will take to ensure that police forces provide the Crown Prosecution Service with details of the religion or belief of defendants and victims.
Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will produce publishable information about the religion or belief of defendants and victims, following the necessary validation and auditing process. The CPS will not be in a position to indicate the nature and extent of this information until autumn 2008, when the report is published. In the mean time, the CPS is in contact with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and is discussing the next steps regarding the provision of these data to the CPS.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3560; 702 c33WA
Session
2007-08
Related items
Crime: Racist Incidents
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Crime Offenders Statistics Religion Victims Hate crime
Link
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