Hate Crime: Disability
(asked on 7th September 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will strengthen the penalties for disability hate crimes.
This question was answered on 14th September 2015
The Government is committed to maintaining a strong response to hate crime, including disability hate crime. There are already tough sentencing options available to the courts for crimes motivated by or demonstrating hostility on the basis of disability. We will keep this area of the law under review. Hate crime is a devolved matter for Northern Ireland.