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Police leaders from the National Police Chiefs' Council and College of Policing are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents and replacing them with a new system that would record only the most serious incidents as anti-social behavior.

Police leaders from the National Police Chiefs' Council and College of Policing are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents and replacing them with a new system that would record only the most serious incidents as anti-social behavior.

Non-crime hate incidents are incidents perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards characteristics such as race or gender, but do not meet the threshold of a criminal offense. They remain on police records indefinitely and can appear in background checks.

Non-crime hate incidents are incidents perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards characteristics such as race or gender, but do not meet the threshold of a criminal offense. They remain on police records indefinitely and can appear in background checks.

The Metropolitan Police announced in October that it would no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents following the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/father-ted-creator-arrested-at-heathrow-over-trans-posts">arrest of Father Ted creator Graham Linehan at Heathrow Airport </a>over posts on X about transgender issues — no further action was subsequently taken.

The Metropolitan Police announced in October that it would no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents following the arrest of Father Ted creator Graham Linehan at Heathrow Airport over posts on X about transgender issues — no further action was subsequently taken.

Lord Herbert, chairman of the College of Policing, stated that the non-crime hate incident system dating back to 1999 is no longer fit for purpose. The new plans are expected to be presented to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood next month.

Lord Herbert, chairman of the College of Policing, stated that the non-crime hate incident system dating back to 1999 is no longer fit for purpose. The new plans are expected to be presented to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood next month.

Under the proposed changes, police forces would treat incidents as intelligence reports rather than <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/hate-crimes-rise-in-england-wales-religious-offences-peak">logging them on crime databases.</a> Officers would use a checklist to ensure responses are proportionate, legal, accountable, necessary, and ethical.

Under the proposed changes, police forces would treat incidents as intelligence reports rather than logging them on crime databases. Officers would use a checklist to ensure responses are proportionate, legal, accountable, necessary, and ethical.

His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Andy Cooke said police needed to separate the offense from the criminal, while Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley stated that officers should not be policing toxic culture war debates.

His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Andy Cooke said police needed to separate the offense from the criminal, while Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley stated that officers should not be policing toxic culture war debates.

Recording non-crime hate incidents wastes police resources and criminalizes free speech, pulling officers away from real crime. It logs trivial disputes, harms innocent people's job prospects, and diverts officers from addressing real crime. Abolishing this Orwellian practice restores common sense and would allow police to focus on actual criminal behavior.

Recording non-crime hate incidents wastes police resources and criminalizes free speech, pulling officers away from real crime. It logs trivial disputes, harms innocent people's job prospects, and diverts officers from addressing real crime. Abolishing this Orwellian practice restores common sense and would allow police to focus on actual criminal behavior.

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The non-crime hate incident system, established after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, is crucial for tracking incidents of antisemitism and racism before they escalate to violence. Abandoning this framework risks leaving police unaware of dangerous community patterns and weakens protections that identify when hostility becomes criminal. Proper reform should refine, not dismantle, this important preventive tool.

The non-crime hate incident system, established after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, is crucial for tracking incidents of antisemitism and racism before they escalate to violence. Abandoning this framework risks leaving police unaware of dangerous community patterns and weakens protections that identify when hostility becomes criminal. Proper reform should refine, not dismantle, this important preventive tool.

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