Asked by: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, how they will ensure that police policies are updated, particularly with regard to (1) reporting of male crime statistics, and (2) the right of women to be dealt with by female police officers, particularly in the event of a strip search.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
We are currently considering the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for the Home Office and policing.
Asked by: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 7 August (HL347), whether misgendering will be a material consideration under their legislative proposals to make all forms of hate crime an aggravated offence.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Aggravated Offences, set out in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, currently cover the protected characteristics of race and religion. These offences mirror certain non-hate crime equivalent offences (that is: assault, criminal damage, public order offences or harassment) but with higher maximum sentences.
The Government's manifesto commitment to “protect LGBT+ and disabled people by making all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence” intends to extend the Aggravated Offences so that they cover all existing strands of hate crime, meaning that the offences will be extended to additionally cover the protected characteristics of sexual orientation, disability and transgender identity.
We are carefully considering how best to deliver this commitment and will set out our next steps in due course.