Written questions

Hate Crime: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 27734 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Attorney General · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit hate crime.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 6 Feb 2025

Hate crime is truly abhorrent and can have a devastating impact on victims and their communities.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) takes such offending very seriously.The CPS works closely with the police to build robust cases and secure prosecutions fo...