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The criminal justice system’s continuing failings on disability hate crime have been highlighted by the sentencing of a brutal murderer, just 24 hours after the publication of a highly-critical new report by three watchdogs. Clare Humble, 50, from Bedlington, near Newcastle, […]
The criminal justice system has failed yet again to take the action needed to address its failings in dealing with disability hate crime, according to a new report. Two years ago, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and […]
Three thugs who carried out vicious attacks on young disabled men have avoided being sentenced for hate crime for the second time, raising fresh questions about the criminal justice system’s commitment to addressing targeted offences. One prominent disabled campaigner said the […]
Family and supporters of a disabled man who has allegedly been the victim of two disturbing incidents at the hands of local police are planning to hold a peaceful march to protest at his treatment. Earlier this month, two police officers […]
Two police officers have been cleared of all charges in connection with an incident in which they were alleged to have chased a disabled man from Luton before one of them beat him. But both officers, PCs Christopher Thomas, 33, and […]
Some police forces are still recording as few as three or four disability hate crimes every year, according to new Home Office figures. Despite significant public and media attention over at least six years – and an overall increase in recorded […]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a plan aimed at increasing the number of disability hate crimes it prosecutes successfully, after new figures showed this fell last year. The CPS figures show that the number of successful convictions fell in […]
Disgraced Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius could run again professionally long before the end of his five-year prison sentence, according to Britain’s best-known Paralympian. This week, Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison, although he is unlikely to serve the full […]
Disgraced Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has sparked scorn and anger among disabled commentators in the UK, and accusations of hypocrisy, after he used his impairment as an excuse for killing his girlfriend. Pistorius was cleared of murder this week, but found […]
The care watchdog has admitted carrying out a flawed investigation into how a nursing assistant already suspended from work for alleged abuse of disabled people was able to work with a care agency for nearly a year. The recruitment agency in […]