Daily Archives: 22/02/2012

CPS wins praise over disability hate crime efforts

New figures show the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is making good progress in prosecuting disability hate crimes successfully, say disabled activists.
Last year (2010-11), the number of successful convictions for disability hate crime-related offences rose from 483 to 579 across England and Wales.
The proportion of prosecutions that led to a successful disability hate crime conviction also [...]