UK peers voted to abolish non-crime hate incidents, acts motivated by hostility based on protected characteristics that don't constitute criminal offences.
Child abusers should be made to join a register just like sex offenders, Tories say
A proposed Conservative child cruelty register would track and mandate personal information from people convicted of serious child abuse offences to help prevent reoffending.
LGBTQ+ and disability hate crimes to become aggravated offences in new UK law
Proposed amendment would make hate crimes targeting sexuality, gender identity or disability aggravated offences with higher maximum sentences, matching racial and religious hate crimes.
The evil' drug trade crackdown as thousands of county lines shut down in past year
Over 2,300 county lines routes closed and 1,120+ senior gang members charged after targeted enforcement and ANPR investment; new offences raise penalties for child exploitation.
Teachers exempt from reporting teenage sex under Romeo and Juliet' clause
The new Crime and Policing Bill is intended to protect minors by not obligating teachers to report consensual underage relationships, thus defining child sexual abuse more clearly.