Homophobic Hate Crime Debate

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Homophobic Hate Crime

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Tuesday 22nd January 2019

(6 years ago)

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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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The noble Lord is absolutely right that those types of hate crime do not constitute aggravated offences. There are other types of hate crime that do not carry the aggravated uplift either. I said that the courts can pass the sentence that fits the severity of the crime that has been meted out.

Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby (LD)
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My Lords, that was a hugely interesting answer but, again, it was not to the question. Could the Minister possibly answer my noble friend’s question?

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