§ 22. Mr. DismoreTo ask the Solicitor-General what her policy is towards the prosecution of(a) anti-Semitic and (b) Islamophobic hate crimes. [187723]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe policy of prosecution of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic crime is set out in the CPS' policy document of July 2003,
In all cases there are two tests: whether there is sufficient evidence for the court to convict; and whether a prosecution is in the public interest. It will usually be in the public interest to prosecute cases of racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic crime.