Stephen Brookes

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Lord Thomas speaking from an ornate pulpit

November 2, 2017 0

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 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 Thomas, who retired last month, told the chief executive of the Crown Prosecution

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Anne Novis on stage beside commander Mak Chishty of the Met police

October 20, 2016

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Huge rise in recorded hate crime, but full picture yet to emerge, say campaigners

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New Home Office figures show the number of disability hate crimes recorded by police increased by more than 40 per cent last year. The percentage increase in recorded disability hate crime by police forces across England and Wales was higher than for any other hate crime strand. One disabled campaigner said it was “both

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July 14, 2016

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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 were convicted unanimously by a jury last week of requiring the 52-year-old man

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June 23, 2016

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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) relates to a young autistic man who was held in a cell for

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May 5, 2016

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‘Cruel and inept’ police locked up autistic man after he was attacked in hate crime

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A young autistic man was arrested and held in a police cell for nine hours without medical treatment after he was the victim of a vicious disability hate crime in a local park. Daniel Smith (pictured) was only finally able to clear his name last week after a six-month ordeal which saw him dragged

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April 21, 2016

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Crime stats ‘are wake-up call’ on link between ‘demonization’ and targeted violence

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Disabled people in England and Wales are now almost three-and-half times more likely than non-disabled people to be a victim of serious violent crime, according to new research that has been described as “a wake-up call to politicians”. The new analysis of official crime figures by the charity Victim Support also shows people with

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Stephen Brookes speaking at a conference

January 28, 2016

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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, should push the criminal justice system to do more to recognise and act

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July 17, 2015

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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 and senior police officers believe that it has been almost impossible to persuade

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March 20, 2015

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Trio who ‘avoided hate crime sentence for second time’ show law ‘is a joke’

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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 case showed the treatment of disability hate crime by the criminal justice system

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