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382G: After Clause 126, insert the following new Clause— “Abolition of hate crime and offences related to hate(1) The Public Order Act 1986 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).(2) In the long title, omit “to control the stirring up of racial hatred;”.(3) Part III and Part 3A are repealed.(4) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended in accordance with subsections (5) and (6).(5) In the long title, omit “to create certain racially aggravated offences;”.(6) Omit sections 28 to 33.(7) In the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, omit section 39.(8) The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 is repealed.(9) In the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, omit section 74 and Schedule 16.(10) The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.(11) Omit section 66.(12) In section 160(1), in the table, omit the entry relating to “section 25 or 29I of the Public Order Act 1986”.(13) In Schedule 18, omit paragraph 22.(14) In Schedule 21, in paragraph 3 omit—(a) sub-paragraph (2)(g) and (2)(h), and(b) sub-paragraph (3).”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment would abolish all classes of “hate crime”, aggravating factors based upon “hate” and stand-alone offences relating to “hate”.