Incitement to Racial Hatred (Hansard, 9 January 2003)

HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 c320W 320W

§ 21. Mike Gapes
To ask the Solicitor-General what plans she has to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service works to secure a higher percentage of prosecutions in cases of alleged incitement to racial hatred. [89227]

§ The Solicitor-General
The Attorney-General and I regard it as of great importance that those who commit crimes of racial hatred are brought to justice.
Prosecutions of race hate crimes are monitored closely by the CPS. Last year Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service produced a report on such prosecutions and made recommendations which the CPS is acting on.