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Disability hate crime has fallen since 2007-2010, surprise new figures suggest

By John Pring on 8th September 2016 Category: Crime

Disability hate crime has fallen since 2007-2010, surprise new figures suggest
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Levels of disability hate crime in England and Wales have fallen in the years between 2007 and 2014, figures contained in a new report by the equality watchdog suggest. The publication is the latest in a series of follow-up reports carried […]

Government’s hate crime plan’s ‘unforgivable’ failure on disability

By John Pring on 28th July 2016 Category: Crime

Government’s hate crime plan’s ‘unforgivable’ failure on disability
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Angry campaigners have attacked the government’s new hate crime action plan for its “totally disrespectful” failure to address problems around disability-related hostility. The four-year action plan was published this week by the new home secretary, Amber Rudd, and aims to address […]

Disabled man forced to work as slave for 35 years… but still not a hate crime, says CPS

By John Pring on 14th July 2016 Category: Crime

Disabled man forced to work as slave for 35 years… but still not a hate crime, says CPS
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been criticised for failing to treat as a disability hate crime a case in which a disabled man was forced to work for a pittance and live in a shed for 35 years. Three people […]

Northants police ‘fail again on hate crime’, after autistic man is attacked again

By John Pring on 19th May 2016 Category: Crime

Northants police ‘fail again on hate crime’, after autistic man is attacked again
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A police force already under investigation for disability hate crime failures when dealing with a young autistic man is now facing another complaint after officers ignored his family’s plea to investigate a second brutal attack. Daniel Smith was only finally able […]

Hate crime initiative sees police reports leap by 500 per cent

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Crime

Hate crime initiative sees police reports leap by 500 per cent
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A new London-wide scheme has seen the number of disability hate crimes recorded by police increase by 500 per cent within weeks of its launch. The Metropolitan Police’s Disability Hate Crime Matters (DHC Matters) initiative only began rolling out in January, […]

Police duo jailed over failure to protect disabled murder victim

By John Pring on 11th February 2016 Category: Crime

Police duo jailed over failure to protect disabled murder victim
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Disability hate crime campaigners have welcomed a judge’s decision to jail two members of police staff whose failures allowed the murder of a disabled man who had begged officers for protection. Avon and Somerset police constable Kevin Duffy and community support […]

Most just stand by after witnessing hate crimes, says survey

By John Pring on 28th January 2016 Category: Crime

Most just stand by after witnessing hate crimes, says survey
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More than one in seven people have witnessed a disability hate crime or incident in the last year, according to a new survey released to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Disabled campaigners say the figures, published by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, […]

Actor’s horror as disability hate crime ‘comes knocking on the door’

By John Pring on 13th November 2015 Category: Crime

Actor’s horror as disability hate crime ‘comes knocking on the door’
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A leading disability hate crime campaigner has blamed the government’s anti-benefits rhetoric for a verbal attack on the partner of a wheelchair-using Coronation Street actor. Cherylee Houston, who plays Izzy Armstrong in the soap, revealed on Twitter this week that a […]

Fresh evidence that ‘benefit scrounger rhetoric’ is causing hate crime

By John Pring on 24th July 2015 Category: Crime

Fresh evidence that ‘benefit scrounger rhetoric’ is causing hate crime
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Fresh evidence that disabled people are being subjected to disability hate crimes as a result of so-called benefit scrounger rhetoric has emerged from a pioneering survey by a campaigner and author. More one in six of those disabled people who described […]

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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