The Crime and Disorder Act (1998) created a range of new racially and religiously aggravated offences.

The Criminal Justice Act (2003) introduced tougher sentences for offences motivated by hatred of the victim’s sexual orientation (this must now be taken into account by the sentencing court as an aggravating factor, in addition to race or religious hate motivation).  

The Racial and Religious Hatred Act (2006) makes it a criminal offence to use threatening words or behaviour with the intention of stirring up hatred against any group of people defined by their religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs.

(Information extracted from www.homeoffice.gov.uk)