§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions have been brought, during the period for which there are official records, for the offence of incitement to racial hatred. [H L169]
§ The Attorney-General (Lord Goldsmith)The offences of incitement to racial hatred are set out in Part III of the Public Order Act 1986, Sections 18 to 23. Official records have been kept on an offence basis since 1994 and these show that from 1994 to the end of November 2004 there have been 37 prosecutions for offences of incitement to racial hatred.