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Ministers are considering further extension to disability hate crime laws, after pledge on ‘aggravated’ offences

By John Pring on 26th June 2025 Category: Crime

Ministers are considering further extension to disability hate crime laws, after pledge on ‘aggravated’ offences
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The government is considering whether to strengthen disability hate crime laws even further, after ministers agreed to make a long-awaited improvement that will mean longer sentences for offenders. Home Office minister Diana Johnson announced last week that the government would act […]

Call for hate crime law reform, as broadcaster says young people too sick to work are ‘parasites’

By John Pring on 7th November 2024 Category: Crime

Call for hate crime law reform, as broadcaster says young people too sick to work are ‘parasites’
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A right-wing broadcaster is likely to escape police action despite describing young disabled people on out-of-work benefits as “parasites”, in a case that highlights long-standing concerns about inequality for disabled people in hate crime law. Isabel Oakeshott, international editor for TalkTV, […]

‘Major concern’ as disability hate crime prosecutions fall again, although recorded offences also drop

By John Pring on 17th October 2024 Category: Crime

‘Major concern’ as disability hate crime prosecutions fall again, although recorded offences also drop
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The number of disability hate crimes recorded by police has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in a year, Home Office figures have revealed, but the number of prosecutions has also continued to drop. The figures show the number of disability […]

Met took formal action on just nine disability hate crimes in 2023, hustings is told

By John Pring on 11th April 2024 Category: Crime

Met took formal action on just nine disability hate crimes in 2023, hustings is told
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Only nine disability hate crimes in the whole of London led to significant action being taken by police last year, politicians have been told during a disabled people’s election hustings event. Although 600 disability hate crimes were recorded by the Metropolitan […]

‘Shocking’ disability hate crime figures, a year on from police and CPS promises

By John Pring on 12th October 2023 Category: Crime

‘Shocking’ disability hate crime figures, a year on from police and CPS promises
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The number of prosecutions of disability hate crime offences has slumped yet again, despite both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police chiefs admitting last year that their performance was not good enough and must improve. Last year, CPS hate crime […]

Twitter silent over failure to act on epilepsy flashing images posts

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Crime

Twitter silent over failure to act on epilepsy flashing images posts
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Twitter is facing questions over why it has failed to remove posts that attempt to cause seizures in people with epilepsy. In response to a comment from a disabled person with photosensitive epilepsy about disability benefits, a video of flashing images […]

Neighbours are most frequent disability hate crime offenders, report suggests

By John Pring on 10th August 2023 Category: Crime

Neighbours are most frequent disability hate crime offenders, report suggests
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Neighbours are by far the most frequent perpetrators of disability hate crime in London, a new report by a disabled people’s organisation has found. The report by Inclusion London found that neighbours accounted for more than half of the cases examined […]

‘Deep concern’ over funding for national plan to limit mental health policing

By John Pring on 27th July 2023 Category: Crime

‘Deep concern’ over funding for national plan to limit mental health policing
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A new national agreement that will limit how often police respond to incidents involving people in mental health crisis has caused “deep concern” because of the lack of funding to support the changes, according to a user-led organisation. The national agreement […]

Government admits to ‘limited’ understanding of home-based care abuse

By John Pring on 15th June 2023 Category: Crime

Government admits to ‘limited’ understanding of home-based care abuse
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The government has admitted it has a “limited” understanding of the abuse of disabled people at the hands of their carers and care workers in their own homes. The government review calls for a “stronger” response to protect disabled and older […]

Met’s mental health emergency warning ‘risks creating serious harm’

By John Pring on 1st June 2023 Category: Crime

Met’s mental health emergency warning ‘risks creating serious harm’
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A warning from the Metropolitan police that it will stop responding to many mental health-related emergency calls within three months has sparked serious concern among campaigners. The warning came in a letter sent on 24 May to health and social care […]

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