The Women and Equalities
Committee holds a one-off evidence session
on Wednesday 5th September 2018 to
examine the issue of antisemitism. The session will look at
antisemitic hate crime in communities, victim experiences and
public service responses. MPs are keen to explore the issue from
the moment an incident occurs through to, potentially,
conviction.
Key areas likely to be covered include:
- Decisions by victims about whether to report an incident to
police or third-parties;
- Support for victims by public services and third-parties;
- Police decision-making on recording, pursuing and charging
for antisemitic offences;
- CPS decision-making on recording, pursuing and charging for
antisemitic offences; and
- Support for victims and witnesses throughout police
investigations and court processes.
The session has two panels: the first has representatives and
experts on the victim experience of antisemitic hate crime and
the second is made up of representatives from the Metropolitan
Police and Crown Prosecution Service.
Witnesses, at 10.00:
- Dave Rich, Head of Policy, Community Security Trust
- Danny Stone, Director, Antisemitism Policy Trust
- Dr Loretta Trickett, Associate Professor, Nottingham Law
School
- Laura Marks OBE, Co-chair, Association of Jewish Women’s
Organisations
At approximately 10.45:
- Simon Rose, Detective Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan
Police
- Dave Stringer, Chief Superintendent, hate crime lead,
Metropolitan Police
- Baljit Ubhey, Director of Prosecution Policy and Inclusion,
Crown Prosecution Service
Committee membership:
Mrs MP (Conservative,
Basingstoke) (Chair)
MP (Labour,
Gower)
(Labour, Rotherham)
(Scottish National
Party, Lanark and Hamilton East)
MP (Conservative,
Shipley)
MP (Conservative,
Chelmsford)
(Conservative,
Angus)
MP (Conservative, Walsall
North)
MP (Labour, Birmingham,
Yardley)
Mr MP (Labour (Co-op), Luton
South)
MP (Labour, Hampstead and
Kilburn)
