All the updated news related to hate incidents

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Freedom of speech to be prioritised over taking offence under draft guidelines

Police will prioritise freedom of speech over taking offence in non-crime hate incidents if new draft guidelines issued by the Home Secretary pass Parliament. Suella Braverman said the draft guidelines, which will go before Parliament on Monday, ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Chris Philp wants guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten

Non-crime hate incidents should only be investigated by police where there is “a real risk of imminent criminality”, the shadow home secretary will say. Chris Philp will use a speech at a major policing conference in Westminster on Wednesday to ...

19 Nov 2024 at 22:30

Police probes ‘should not trespass upon free speech’, chiefs told

Police chiefs have been told they are not the “thought police” as the shadow home secretary said officers should only be investigating non-crime hate incidents where there is a “real risk of imminent criminality”. Chris Philp used a speech at ...

20 Nov 2024 at 12:09

Tories call for ban on recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’

Police officers should be banned from recording “non-crime hate incidents” (NCHIs) in all but a few cases, the Conservatives have said. Kemi Badenoch said her party would put forward an amendment to the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill ...

21 Apr 2025 at 22:00

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Police Scotland apologises to Tory MSP over social media post action

Police Scotland have apologised to a Scottish Conservative MSP after guidelines for recording a non-crime hate incident (NCHI) against him were “not applied consistently”. Murdo Fraser lodged a complaint against the force after officers ...

11 Dec 2025 at 11:18

Review says non-crime hate incidents should not be recorded by police – reports

Non-crime hate incidents should no longer be recorded by police forces, a review has recommended. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing are carrying out a review of non-crime hate incidents, which is due to ...

22 Oct 2025 at 09:32

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