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The Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. Only a limited number of sections came into force on that day, primarily providing powers to make regulations. Of particular relevance are provisions removing women from the scope of the criminal law in relation to abortions and a new power to scan for child sexual abuse images at the border.
What might constitute a chant of a racialist nature for the purposes of the Act? Are there any cases on this issue?
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