Non-crime Hate Incidents - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:56 pm on 27 October 2025.

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Photo of Lord Hanson of Flint Lord Hanson of Flint The Minister of State, Home Department 2:56, 27 October 2025

Again, I genuinely do not wish to pre-empt the review being undertaken now. The review by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing will come forward shortly and I expect the interim findings to be published in very short order, but the point that the noble Lord made is a valid one. The Metropolitan Police has said that it will not pursue non-crime hate incidents any more but will still record information because it gives valuable information about potential disability crime, racial crime and crimes against transgender people and others. It is important that we get the balance right, and one reason why my Right Honourable Friend the then Home Secretary ordered that review was to make sure that we do not waste police resources or take the actions that the noble Lord mentioned.

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