Indeed, and the actual wording of what evidence is required is here

Somewhat more than a mere "perception of racism" as you might expect:

The following evidence will be necessary:

Evidence of the utterance, doing or showing of any indication of hostility towards the victim. The evidence should be as particular as possible as to the terms of the indication of hostility.
The victim (or one of them) belongs to a particular racial or religious group or there is evidence that the offender presumed that he or she did so at the time of the offence (whether or not that was in fact correct).
Alternatively and/or additionally, evidence that the offender either knew or presumed that the victim belonged to a racial or religious group.
Evidence that the hostility referred to in (1) was based on the actual, known or presumed membership of a race or religion.
Evidence that the demonstration of hostility relied upon was more or less contemporaneous with the conduct element of the offence, or that it can immediately be related to it in time.

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 4, 23:16:16