A Bill to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in criminal sentencing; to require police forces to record hate crimes motivated by misogyny; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Wera HobhouseLiberal Democrat
4 May 2021
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This bill would treat crimes motivated by misogyny as an aggravating factor when deciding sentences, and it would require police forces to record hate crimes that are motivated by misogyny. It aims to improve how gender-based hatred is recognised and tracked within policing and the courts.
The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons. Its first reading took place in March 2020, and no further stages are listed in the provided information.
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9 Mar 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
