In January 2012, a jury in Derby found three men guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation in the first criminal conviction in Britain for this offence.
On 8 December 2011, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced that people who murder disabled or transgender people in hate crime attacks will face life sentences with a starting point of 30 years.
On 25 November 2011, the coalition government launched a paper outlining their ambition and guiding principles to tackle violence against women and girls.
In July 2011, the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) published ‘The legal implications of multiple discrimination’.
On 7 June 2011, the Government launched its strategy for preventing people being drawn into terrorism.
On 8 March 2011, Home Secretary Theresa May announced the publication of a set of supporting actions to end violence against women and girls.
Legislation on incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation was passed in May 2008.
Incitement to religious hatred became a criminal offence in England and Wales on 1 October 2007 with the commencement of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act.
