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Evening Standard
Politics
Josh Payne and Alastair Lockhart

Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked following antisemitic attacks

Hate crime prosecutions are set to be fast-tracked following a series of antisemitic incidents, the chief prosecutor for England and Wales has said.

Stephen Parkinson, director of public prosecutions, has issued guidance to prosecutors which says “any supporting evidence can be obtained subsequently” once the evidential threshold for a charge is met.

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