Police should stop recording non-crime hate incidents, says watchdog

Police observer said that the innocent hate events should stop registering by the police.

Sir Andy Cooke, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said that the police of the current legislation has always placed a “appreciation and common sense” and “extraordinary position” with “appreciation and common sense”.

“I think we need to separate the attack from the guilty,” he added.

The President of the Metropolitan Police, who spoke with the TODAY program of BBC Radio 4, signed an agreement with the call of Sir Andy, and emphasizing the existing “limited” discretionary powers for civil servants, “We need more flexibility.”

Comments are following the latest police activities that led to public debate – Last year a police visit to Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson To organize an interview through a social media post.

The visit then attracted many online comments. Essex police said that the investigation of him since he clarified “at any stage” was about a “innocent hatred event”, Mrs. Pearson said the visit was “Dumbleruck”.

It is claimed that non -crisis hate incidents are claimed to be motivated by hostility or prejudice to people with certain characteristics such as race or gender.

They are recorded to collect data about “hate events that may rise to more serious damages”, but it does not mean a criminal offense. Home Office Guidance.

Police guidance on Nchıs’ recording was first published in 2005 after the proposals of an investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

“I believe that the annual policing state in England and Wales was published on Wednesday before the publication of the journalists,” I believe that non -crisis hate incidents are no longer necessary and intelligence can cause less concern to the public and can make it easier to save these issues in a different way for policing. “

“Sometimes we need to let people openly talk about without fear that people’s views will put them on the wrong side of the law.”

He stressed that the role of the police is to deal with guilt in the “Board of Directors”, which means cope with problems that occur online from time to time.

“This may be a beautiful line and one of the reasons we look at the policy and legislation sitting around this, because it brings the police to an invalid position and, as we know, does not always gain appreciation and common sense.”

In April, Conservatives wanted to record such events.. Kemi Badenoch said, “Instead of justice, they were wasting the police time chasing ideology and complaints.”

At that time, the government’s Minister Diana Johnson said that the plan was “unrelated” and “the police would prevent serious anti -Semitism and other racist events.”

Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley repeated the government’s calls to “change or clarify” after the government arrived at Heathrow on a flight from the United States last week after the arrest of Father Ted Creator Graham Linehan.

Linehan was arrested on suspicion that it caused violence against tasks in X. He reacted with public figures and weighted politicians.

The incident was not about the recording of an out -of -criminal hate incident.

Linehan said that none of his duties have regretted it since then – he added that he would sue the police for “wrong arrest and false prison sentence”.

Although Sir Mark said, “Maybe some things could have been done differently,” he defended the officers.

“Considering the different perspectives on the equilibrium between the free speech and the risks of provocation of violence in the real world, the concern caused by such events,” he added.

“The policies of civil servants to make these decisions are wrong.

“We must withdraw these policies to give more discretion to civil servants to make different decisions under these conditions.”

When asked about this arrest by the media, Sir Andy added: “Is this a great public optical? No, it wasn’t. Is there an individual criticism of me about the officers who were there?

“Lessons will be learned about it, but when these things occur, it makes the job of policing, because it becomes the focus of attention.”

The annual report of the police was published on Wednesday, saying that the Chief Inspector created a “life opportunity” to start the reform of the policing.

“It will be an opportunity to be missed if not properly financed from the beginning,” he added.

Among the findings of Sir Andy:

• Police forces and the government “Works hard to rebuild the trust of the people”
• Service continues to face “important” labor difficulties
• Forces need better coordination and cooperation.