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Police and CPS face questions on failure to treat ‘utterly barbaric’ offences as hate crime

By John Pring on 25th October 2018 Category: Crime

Police and CPS face questions on failure to treat ‘utterly barbaric’ offences as hate crime
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The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are facing questions over why an “utterly barbaric” campaign of violence and abuse directed at a disabled mum and daughter was not treated as disability hate crime. A family of four were jailed last […]

Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police

By John Pring on 18th October 2018 Category: Crime

Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police
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The Home Office has been unable to explain why the number of disability hate crime cases referred to prosecutors by the police plunged last year by nearly a quarter, and why successful prosecutions of such offences fell even more sharply. In […]

Major law reform would help close ‘huge justice gap’ on disability hate crime

By John Pring on 30th November 2017 Category: Crime

Major law reform would help close ‘huge justice gap’ on disability hate crime
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Academics have called for a new hate crime act and other key legal reforms to address the “huge justice gap” that affects victims of disability hate crime, following a major two-year study. Researchers at the University of Sussex, led by Dr […]

Head of judiciary said Brexit delays will rule out vital hate crime law change

By John Pring on 2nd November 2017 Category: Crime

Head of judiciary said Brexit delays will rule out vital hate crime law change
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The head of the judiciary has blamed the parliamentary logjam caused by Brexit for preventing the introduction of vital new laws that would make it easier for disability hate crime to be punished with stricter sentences. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord […]

Second year of huge rises in disability hate crime, but causes still unclear

By John Pring on 19th October 2017 Category: Crime

Second year of huge rises in disability hate crime, but causes still unclear
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The number of disability hate crimes recorded by the police rose by more than 50 per cent last year, according to new figures released by the Home Office. The rise in recorded disability hate crimes (53 per cent) was larger than […]

Modern slavery sentencing again exposes hate crime failings

By John Pring on 14th September 2017 Category: Crime

Modern slavery sentencing again exposes hate crime failings
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The failure of the criminal justice system to recognise and punish disability hate crime has been highlighted yet again, after nine members of the same family were jailed for modern slavery and fraud offences spanning more than 25 years. Members of […]

Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition

By John Pring on 9th March 2017 Category: Crime

Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition
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Two people involved in the brutal murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death have had their sentences increased by the court of appeal. Julie Mills and Nicole Lawrence were originally sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court last […]

Aunt of disabled man tortured to death seeks hate crime sentence appeal

By John Pring on 15th December 2016 Category: Crime

Aunt of disabled man tortured to death seeks hate crime sentence appeal
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The aunt of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death is asking the attorney general to appeal against the judge’s failure to treat his murder as a disability hate crime. James Wheatley, 29, from Kenton Bar, Newcastle, repeatedly […]

Police force faces two watchdog probes over treatment of autistic people

By John Pring on 23rd June 2016 Category: Crime

Police force faces two watchdog probes over treatment of autistic people
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A police force has launched an internal review of its treatment of disabled people, after it was forced to refer two separate incidents involving young autistic men to the police watchdog. One case referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) […]

CPS set for controversial action on disability hate crime

By John Pring on 17th July 2015 Category: Crime

CPS set for controversial action on disability hate crime
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued controversial new guidance on disability hate crime which could cut the number of successful prosecutions, after a senior government barrister concluded that the existing guidelines were unworkable. Disability News Service (DNS) understands that CPS […]

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