Tories vow to scrap non-crime hate incidents

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…

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped.

'Abolish non-crime hate incidents and get back to doing what we used to do - protecting free speech'

Abolish non-crime hate incidents and get back to doing what we used to do - protecting free speech, says Matt Goodwin - Non-crime hate incidents - yes, those ridiculous practices we’ve talked about on this show - which are used to erode free speech and try to control the officially approved narrative in this country … well, it turns out even the police admit they don’t actually work

Tories vow to scrap non-crime hate incidents

Kemi Badenoch calls for police to be ‘on the streets’ instead of ‘trawling social media’ as she proposes new free speech law