Regulator sets out ideas for better assisted rail travel
The rail regulator has revealed a series of draft measures designed to force the industry…
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Head of judiciary said Brexit delays will rule out vital hate crime law change
The head of the judiciary has blamed the parliamentary logjam caused by Brexit for preventing…
Huge rise in recorded hate crime, but full picture yet to emerge, say campaigners
New Home Office figures show the number of disability hate crimes recorded by police increased…
Disabled man forced to work as slave for 35 years… but still not a hate crime, says CPS
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been criticised for failing to treat as a disability…
Police force faces two watchdog probes over treatment of autistic people
A police force has launched an internal review of its treatment of disabled people, after…
‘Cruel and inept’ police locked up autistic man after he was attacked in hate crime
A young autistic man was arrested and held in a police cell for nine hours…
Crime stats ‘are wake-up call’ on link between ‘demonization’ and targeted violence
Disabled people in England and Wales are now almost three-and-half times more likely than non-disabled…
Most just stand by after witnessing hate crimes, says survey
More than one in seven people have witnessed a disability hate crime or incident in…
CPS set for controversial action on disability hate crime
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued controversial new guidance on disability hate crime which…
Trio who ‘avoided hate crime sentence for second time’ show law ‘is a joke’
Three thugs who carried out vicious attacks on young disabled men have avoided being sentenced…