Hate Crime: Travellers
(asked on 10th June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what account Sir Mark Rowley’s review of the adequacy of hate crime legislation will take of the incidents recorded by GateHerts against members of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 24th June 2020
The review is being conducted by Sir Mark Rowley on behalf of the Commission for Countering Extremism which is independent of the Home Office. The review aims to identify any gaps in existing legislation that may be used to tackle extremism and to make practical recommendations on changes to existing offences and powers.