Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:56 pm on 27 October 2025.
Baroness Fox of Buckley
Non-affiliated
2:56,
27 October 2025
I feel as though I am about to be issued with a non-crime hate incident.
The noble Lord the Minister talked about the importance of not speaking out ahead of the review yet stated that the police were collecting and recording valuable information. Can I challenge that? How does the Minister know that the information is valuable, as it is based on perceived, subjective versions of what is hateful, not illegal? That information could well be used to the detriment of people receiving references for jobs later on. Will the Minister clarify that, regardless, that information should not be used to stop anybody gaining employment, because it is based on subjective rather than objective criteria?
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