CPS Dissolves London Advisory Panel on Hate Crimes

Campaigners still fear that the Crown Prosecution Service is ‘advised by one political colour’ and has ‘clear signs of ideological capture.’

The Crown Prosecution Service building in London in an undated file photo. Kirsty O’Connor/PA

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dissolved and reviewed an advisory panel on hate crimes as such panels must “command public confidence.”

According to a blog post from January, the panel included representatives of various community groups, including the Jewish and Muslim communities, groups representing LGBT communities, and members of hate crime monitoring organisations including Tell MAMA and Galop.