Hate Crime: Homophobic and Misogynistic Attacks Debate
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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Hate Crime: Homophobic and Misogynistic Attacks
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, the noble Lord will know that I do not think they are in any way less serious. However, I acknowledge the concerns over the parity of different strands of hate crime within existing legislation. That is precisely why we asked the Law Commission to conduct a full review of hate crime legislation and where there might be gaps. I know that it will consult widely later this year and make recommendations to government on this next year.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
My Lords, as I have already pointed out to the Minister, one of the gaps in hate crime legislation is the fact that misogyny is still not a hate crime. As she said, this was a hate crime of sexual orientation but also of misogyny. Will the Government just get on their feet and make misogyny a hate crime?