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Prosecuting disability hate crime
In a speech today, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, urged police and prosecutors who deal with cases involving disability hate crime to ensure that courts are given all the facts so that sentences can reflect the seriousness of the crime.
CPS praised in Race Report
In its final legacy document, A lot done, a lot to do: Our vision for an integrated Britain, a report on race equality in Britain, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) found the CPS had made continued improvements.
Free Expression and the Rule of Law
The Director of Public Prosecutions gave a speech about free expression and the rule of law on Tuesday 4 March at the Birmingham Law School. In the speech he addressed whether there are or should be appropriate limits to free speech, the approach of the criminal law, over time, to this issue and the role of prosecutors.