Overview
- Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe and Lord Toby Young tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill to end mandatory recording of non-crime hate incidents.
- Parliamentary reporting says dozens of crossbenchers plus Conservatives back the proposal, giving it a strong chance of passing in the House of Lords.
- Non-crime hate incidents track behaviour below the criminal threshold to flag hostility and escalation risk, a practice introduced in 2014 after recommendations linked to the Stephen Lawrence case.
- The Home Office review remains underway, with the College of Policing consulted on rewriting guidance to significantly cut the number recorded.
- Critics cite civil-liberties concerns and resource strain, referencing estimates of 60,000 police hours a year, more than 13,000 entries last year, and potential disclosure on enhanced DBS checks.