Question follow-through · 108274

Police: Racially Aggravated Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the Government provides to police forces to (a) help deal with racially aggravated sexual assault and (b) support victims of those crimes.

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Home Office
Tabled
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
28 Jan 2026
Answer
4 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the Government provides to police forces to (a) help deal with racially aggravated sexual assault and (b) support victims of those crimes.

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Police are operationally independent and work in line with College of Policing guidance to respond to hate crime and sexual offences.However, the Government expects the police to fully investigate each and every assault and work with the Crown Prosecution...

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