Non-crime hate incidents guidance needs to be urgently changed because officers are "not the thought police", the shadow home secretary has said.



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

The shadow home secretary says officers should look at non-crime hate incidents only if the risk of a crime is imminent.

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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”.

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The shadow home secretary will address a major policing conference in Westminster.

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Chris Philp said police need to apply common sense and not waste time investigating incidents with no risk of criminality.

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Non-crime hate incidents guidance needs urgent change, shadow home secretary Chris Philp says

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp called for guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten.

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Police have recorded a non-crime hate incident (NCHI) after an individual refused to shake hands following a gender row.Warwickshire Police said that the alleged suspect’s actions were “perceived to be hate-related due to gender identity”. More detailed information about the incident was not disclosed, although the force has insisted that the incident had been recorded “correctly” and “in line with College of Police guidance”. The report comes a…

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Chris Philp told a major policing conference that the police should “apply common sense and not waste time and resources” investigating incidents unless there is “an imminent risk of criminality”. He said forces should be “concentrating on investigating and preventing crime”. Politics latest: Minister insists inflation rise ‘good news’ Mr Philp was policing minister when the code of practice for non-crime hate incidents was introduced in 2023. B…

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Non-crime Hate Incidents Guidance Needs Urgent Change, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp Says - Great Yorkshire Radio

The shadow home secretary has called for guidelines around non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) to be rewritten. Chris Philp used a speech at a major policing conference on Wednesday to tell police chiefs they are not the “thought police”, and that officers should only be investigating NCHIs where there is a “real risk of imminent criminality”.The Express and Star has the story:Speaking in Westminster on Wednesday, Mr Philp called on police forces t…

Non-crime hate incidents guidance needs urgent change, shadow home secretary Chris Philp says

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