Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 23
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Not Addressed
Publish new hate crime action plan focused on tackling intersectional abuse of Muslim women.
Recommendation
The Government should publish a new hate crime action plan with a dedicated focus on tackling the intersectional abuse of Muslim women. This plan should include mechanisms on how to increase reporting and guidance on how public services should respond to intersectional abuse, including abuse directed at Muslim women. Affected minority groups, especially those who experience intersectional abuse, including Muslim women, should be consulted on the development of the updated plan. The plan will need to ensure that support mechanisms do not inadvertently reinforce stereotypes about what it means to be a Muslim woman. (Recommendation, Paragraph 102)
Government Response Summary
The government refers to the recently published 'Protecting What Matters' plan, outlining its approach to social cohesion and hate crime prosecution, but does not commit to publishing a new hate crime action plan specifically focused on intersectional abuse of Muslim women.
Government Response
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HM Government
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63. The recently published Protecting What Matters outlines the Government’s approach to improving social cohesion based on three key pillars: confident communities, focusing on pride in place and community initiatives; cohesive communities, focusing on integration and combatting religious hatred; and resilient communities, focusing on combatting extremism. The plan outlines how we will ensure hate crimes are prosecuted with the full force of the law and includes commitment to strengthening national reporting mechanisms for hate crime and plans for combatting online hate crime to make sure offences are swiftly investigated. It also details how we are rolling out training on religious hatred across the Civil Service. 64. The Government is currently prioritising the implementation of measures outlined in Protecting What Matters, as well as continuing existing programme to address hate crime and religious hatred.