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Written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 January 2022. It was answered by Alex Chalk (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 January 2022 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Disability: Crimes of Violence

Question

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what progress she has made on forming the Crown Prosecution Service panel to advise on improvements for support to prosecutors and the Policy Statement on Disability Hate Crime and Other Crimes against Disabled People.

Answer

A National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime was convened by the CPS in March 2021. The Panel consisted of community stakeholders, academics and police. Discussion focused on a deep-dive into the handling of disability hate crime cases. As a result, the CPS will this month circulate a bulletin to all prosecutors. This will highlight key findings, lessons and top tips arising from the review. In addition, operational guidance has been refreshed and will be launched this month. It will provide prosecutors with an updated appreciation of how disability hate crime occurs, based on the lived experience of disabled people.

Building on this review, a refreshed communications approach is aiming to raise awareness of hate crime and in particular the confidence to report. The CPS Hate Crime webpage has been refreshed, along with prosecution guidance, policy statements, operational guidance and promotional material.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102715
Session
2021-22
Related items
National Disability Strategy
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Hate Crime: Disability
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Disability Crimes of violence
Link
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