Police: Racially Aggravated Offences
Commons · Question 108274 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the Government provides to police forces to (a) help deal with racially aggravated sexual assault and (b) support victims of those crimes.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 4 Feb 2026
Police are operationally independent and work in line with College of Policing guidance to respond to hate crime and sexual offences.However, the Government expects the police to fully investigate each and every assault and work with the Crown Prosecution...