US EditionTories vow to scrap non-crime hate incidents
- Tory officials plan to abolish non-crime hate incidents, claiming they undermine free speech and have failed to prove effective.
- Since their introduction in 2014, over 250,000 non-crime hate incidents have been logged, according to the Free Speech Union.
- Police admit they do not analyze the data on non-crime hate incidents, raising questions about their effectiveness.
- Allison Pearson was investigated for a tweet deemed offensive, highlighting issues with how these incidents are handled by police.
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Is the end of ‘non-crime hate incidents’ in sight?
Could the end of non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) be in sight? As the head of the Free Speech Union, I’ve been campaigning for their abolition for five years and there was a breakthrough this week with the Conservatives unveiling a plan to scrap them. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, is going to table an
Election sign defaced with hate symbol
An federal election sign in Amaroo has been defaced with a hate symbol. Police say the corflute sign was vandalised on Horse Park Drive between 5pm, April 16 and 9am, April 17. Interfering or defacing election advertising material is an offence. Anyone with information (including relevant dash-cam footage) is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. The post Election sign defaced with hate symbol app…
Kemi Badenoch wants police to stop recording non-criminal hate incidents
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wants police to stop recording non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs) in England and Wales. The Conservatives said on Tuesday (22 April) that non-crime hate incidents should no longer be recorded in all but a few cases. As per Gov.UK, an NCHI is “an incident or alleged incident which involves or is alleged to involve an act by a person (‘the subject’) which is perceived by a person other than the subject to be mot…
Conservatives seeking to scrap ‘non-crime hate incidents’
The Conservatives will table an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill abolishing non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs). Writing in the Telegraph, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has pledged that his party will to will force a vote to make it “clear which MPs are willing to stand up for common sense, getting police priorities straight and for free speech – and which MPs are not”.“The police,” Mr Philp went on, “should have only one overriding pri…
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