The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published a legal review, to examine whether existing legislation adequately deals with hateful extremism.
Commission for Countering Extremism publishes legal review
The independent review examines whether existing legislation adequately deals with hateful extremism.
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Lead Commissioner for the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE), Sara Khan, and Sir Mark Rowley, have today published their findings from their legal review examining the adequacy of existing legislation in relation to hateful extremism. Sara Khan appointed Sir Mark to lead the review in July 2020.
The landmark report Operating with Impunity - Hateful extremism: The need for a legal framework demonstrates how many hateful extremists are able to operate lawfully. This is due to a lack of legislation designed to capture the specific activity of hateful extremism. As the report evidences, hateful extremists are creating a climate conducive to hate crime, terrorism or other violence; or are attempting to erode and even destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of our democratic soc