§ Lord Monsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been in England and Wales for incitement to racial hatred in each year since the Public Order Act 1986 came into force; and what was the maximum penalty imposed in each year. [HL856]
§ The Attorney-General (Lord Goldsmith)Records for prosecutions for incitement of racial hatred under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986 have been kept since 1988. The records relate to the year that the application for consent to prosecute was dealt with
Consent Applications and Prosecutions Since 1988 Under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986 Year Number of Attorney-General consent applications (per defendant) Withdrawn Not Granted Prosecuted Convicted (Not necessarily in same year) 1988 3 1 2 2 1989 1 1 1 1990 2 2 2 1991 4 1 3 1 1992 5 2 3 2 1993 2 2 2 1994 2 2 2 1995 8 1 7 6 1996 13 1 12 9 1997 12 2 10 9 1998 2 1 1 1 1999 4 4 3 2000 5 5 2 (2 results outstanding) 2001 to date 7 7 Results awaited