Category Archives: Official data

Religious Hate Crime, 2010-11

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted 566 cases of religious hate crime in England and Wales in 2010-11 (roughly three times the figure for 2007-08) and secured convictions in 472 or 83% of them. The success rate was proportionately similar to 2009-10 … Continue reading →

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Census and Social Science

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Salvation Army’s Research and Development Unit and the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) in association with the Board of Deputies of British Jews were among the 42 respondents to the call for written evidence by the House of Commons … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Politics | Tagged Board of Deputies of British Jews, Census, House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Jewish Chronicle, Salvation Army, social science | Leave a comment

Citizenship Survey Topic Reports, 2009/10

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) released three topic reports on the Citizenship Survey on 21 December, the first such publications for fifteen months. They can be accessed at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/citizenshipsurvey/recentreports/ The documents relate to the Citizenship Survey undertaken … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged charitable giving, Citizenship Survey, Civic Engagement, community action, community cohesion, community spirit, Department for Communities and Local Government, equalities, ethnic minorities, freedom of religion, friends, government, influence of religion, Ipsos-MORI, Muslims, physical attack, places of worship, protection of religious rights, racial prejudice, Religious Affiliation, Religious discrimination, religious harassment, Religious Practice, religious prejudice, respect, social mixing, TNS-BMRB, volunteering | Leave a comment

Crime and Religion

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Muslims are the faith group most likely to report an experience of religiously-motivated crime during the previous twelve months, but they are less likely to be victims of crime in general than those professing no religion. This is according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged British Crime Survey, crime, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Fiona Glen, insult, Irreligion, Karen Jochelson, Muslims, Paul Iganski, Spyridoula Lagou, Sue Botcherby, University of Lancaster, violence | Leave a comment

UK Giving, 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The number of UK adults donating money to religious causes (including places of worship) on a monthly basis in 2010/11 was 3,800,000, according to a report on UK Giving, 2011 published on 2 December 2011 by the Charities Aid Foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged charitable giving, Charities Aid Foundation, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Office for National Statistics, UK Civil Society Almanac, UK Giving | Leave a comment

Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland, 2010-11

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament is meeting next Tuesday to consider Stage 2 amendments to the (relatively controversial) Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill, nicknamed the ‘Football Act’, which will give Scottish police more powers … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate | Tagged Angela Morgan, Ben Cavanagh, crime, football, hate crime, Kathleen Doyle, Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill, Protestantism, religiously aggravated offending, Roman Catholicism, Scotland, Scottish Government, sectarianism | Leave a comment

Unlucky 13 Hits the Property Market

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Clive D. Field

One manifestation of the persistence of superstition in Britain is the still widespread belief among adults that certain numbers can be associated with good or bad luck. In particular, the number 13 is considered to be unlucky by about one … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion in the Press | Tagged bad luck, FindaProperty.com, Land Registry, Lloyds TSB, number 13, property market, superstition | Leave a comment

Demand for Civil Partnerships on Religious Premises

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Government is pressing ahead with its plans, announced on 17 February 2011, to remove the legal barrier to civil partnerships being registered on religious premises. The ban stems from the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Approved Premises (Marriage and … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate | Tagged civil partnerships, Equality Act, Government Equalities Office, homosexuality, legislation, religious premises, same-sex relationships | 1 Comment

Beyond 2011

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Office for National Statistics launched a public consultation on 17 October 2011 for its ‘Beyond 2011’ programme, which is to examine options for producing detailed information about small areas and neighbourhoods that has traditionally been a core output from … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Official data

Religious Hate Crime, 2010-11

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Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland, 2010-11

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