§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he collates on the ethnic origin of the(a) perpetrators and (b) victims of racially motivated attacks; and if he will make a statement. [34678]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 8 February 2002]: The Home Office collects information on the ethnic origin of victims and perpetrators through the British Crime Survey. The most recent findings relating to racially motivated crimes were published in October 2001 in Home Office Research Study Number 223, 'Crime, Policing and Justice: the experience of ethnic minorities'.
A new statistical return covering the offence group, age, gender and ethnic appearance of victims of racist crimes was introduced from 1 April 2001 in police forces. The first returns are expected at the end of this financial year and will be published by the Home Office in its annual publication, 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System'.