--- title: "Politics briefing: public order and hate crime legislation review" date: 2025-12-04T20:55:00+00:00 author: Alicia Edmund canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/politics-briefing-public-order-and-hate-crime-legislation-review" section: Pages --- [ ![Post event public order and hate crime legislation review web card](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Post event public order and hate crime legislation review web card](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ## Politics briefing: public order and hate crime legislation review ### Catch up now ](#%0A%09%09%09) On 19 February, colleagues from the advocacy, One People Commission and South Asian Forum teams were joined by detective superintendent Mike Russell, the Greater Manchester Police lead for hate crime, to discuss the government’s review into public order and how to report a hate crime incident. In the past year, our streets and communities have experienced a rise in the number of visual and public protests and reports of hate crime incidents. Many leaders and congregants of colour feel unsettled and anxious in this moment and so we want to provide an opportunity to engage with the Evangelical Alliance’s political and spiritual response. On behalf of our members, we have met with home office officials and the review chair representing our members and concerns around the freedom to practise faith in the public square. You can learn more about our ongoing public policy engagement by reading the head of public policy’s article below. --- [ ![How we are representing our members on prospective changes to public order and hate crime legislation](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Police man at Harry and Meghan's wedding](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/king-s-church-international-3mjspmQDM_M-unsplash_2021-02-24-152204.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-are-representing-our-members-on-prospective-changes-to-public-order-and-hate-crime-legislation) [#### How we are representing our members on prospective changes to public order and hate crime legislation ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-are-representing-our-members-on-prospective-changes-to-public-order-and-hate-crime-legislation) The Evangelical Alliance call on the UK government to protect religious expression online and in the public square [ ![Alicia Edmund](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 19 February 2026 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-are-representing-our-members-on-prospective-changes-to-public-order-and-hate-crime-legislation) [ ![Who is my neighbour? The hermeneutic of love](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![I Stock 131963189 by Johnny Grieg](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/iStock-131963189-by-Johnny-Grieg.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/who-is-my-neighbour-the-hermeneutic-of-love) [#### Who is my neighbour? The hermeneutic of love ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/who-is-my-neighbour-the-hermeneutic-of-love) Israel Olofinjana reflects on the recent UK protests, exploring how biblical teaching speaks into today’s debates on migration and justice. [ ![Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/israel-oluwole-olofinjana) [ Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana ](/author/israel-oluwole-olofinjana) 16 September 2025 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/who-is-my-neighbour-the-hermeneutic-of-love)