Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
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Implementing the recommendations set out in the Law Commission’s Hate Crime Laws: Final Report could improve the ability of the police and Crown Prosecution Service to tackle hate crime, including intersectional hate crime. Such reforms would also signal support to communities affected by intersectional hate crime and encourage broader initiatives …
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Implementing the recommendations set out in the Law Commission’s Hate Crime Laws: Final Report could improve the ability of the police and Crown Prosecution Service to tackle hate crime, including intersectional hate crime. Such reforms would also signal support to communities affected by intersectional hate crime and encourage broader initiatives to combat it. It is therefore disappointing that, despite the Law Commission’s report being published in 2021, its recommendations have not yet been adopted. While the current Government made a commitment to review the recommendations in November 2024, a year later there has been no further update. (Conclusion, Paragraph 67)
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Government response AI summary
The government is considering the Law Commission's recommendations, has taken some steps, and commissioned an independent review due to report by spring 2026, at which point the Home Secretary will consider the findings.
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Government Equalities Office
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The Government should implement the Law Commission’s recommendations on improving hate crime legislation in the next Session of this Parliament. (Recommendation, Paragraph 68) Discrimination in public life
Government response AI summary
The government is considering the Law Commission's recommendations, has taken some steps, and commissioned an independent review due to report by spring 2026, at which point the Home Secretary will consider the findings.
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Government Equalities Office
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We welcome the Government’s commitment to introducing section 14 of the Equality Act 2010 and the protection it will offer to groups with two protected characteristics. Given that Muslim women may be discriminated against on the basis of their sex, ethnicity and religion, we recommend the Government consider the merits …
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We welcome the Government’s commitment to introducing section 14 of the Equality Act 2010 and the protection it will offer to groups with two protected characteristics. Given that Muslim women may be discriminated against on the basis of their sex, ethnicity and religion, we recommend the Government consider the merits of expanding the scope of section 14 of the Equality Act to include more than two characteristics. (Recommendation, Paragraph 82
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Government response AI summary
The government defers to the Equality law call for evidence from April 2025, which sought evidence and views to identify barriers to opportunity and seek expert views on how to overcome these barriers, including on how to strengthen protections against dual discrimination, and will confirm …
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Government Equalities Office
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The Government should provide the key statistics on income and employment by religious affiliation and gender as well as by ethnic group in order that ongoing intersectional inequalities can be fully understood and addressed. This includes the statistics provided through the Labour Force Survey by the Office for National Statistics. …
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The Government should provide the key statistics on income and employment by religious affiliation and gender as well as by ethnic group in order that ongoing intersectional inequalities can be fully understood and addressed. This includes the statistics provided through the Labour Force Survey by the Office for National Statistics. (Recommendation, Paragraph 86) Healthcare
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Government response AI summary
While acknowledging the importance of the issue, the government defers to census data and the ONS's work on the Future of Population and Migration statistics to better understand the feasibility of providing religion data between censuses.
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Government Equalities Office
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Conclusion
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It is deeply saddening that Muslim women working in frontline services such as healthcare settings are having to endure anti-Muslim abuse while performing their duties in helping others. Reports of a lack of support from colleagues and employers are also troubling. Anti-Muslim discrimination, harassment and abuse can have lasting mental …
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It is deeply saddening that Muslim women working in frontline services such as healthcare settings are having to endure anti-Muslim abuse while performing their duties in helping others. Reports of a lack of support from colleagues and employers are also troubling. Anti-Muslim discrimination, harassment and abuse can have lasting mental health impacts. Yet Muslims can face barriers in accessing mental health services, and with those services often not being equipped to meet their needs. (Conclusion, Paragraph 94
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Government response AI summary
The government states NHS organisations have a duty to protect staff, and plan to introduce new standards for modern employment in April 2026 which are likely to focus on improving staff health and wellbeing, violence, racism and sexual harassment.
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Government Equalities Office