Police plans to stop recording lower-level hate incidents in England and Wales ‘a disaster for disabled people’, campaigners warn
Shabana Mahmood confirmed earlier this week that the controversial category of non-crime hate incidents would be scrappedIt would be “a disaster for disabled people” if police stop recording and investigating lower-level incidents of abuse that often lead to more serious hate crimes, according...
<p>Shabana Mahmood confirmed earlier this week that the controversial category of non-crime hate incidents would be scrapped</p><p>It would be “a disaster for disabled people” if police stop recording and investigating lower-level incidents of abuse that often lead to more serious hate crimes, according to researchers and campaigners.</p><p>As part of wide-ranging changes to policing, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed this week that the controversial category of non-crime hate incidents would be scrapped in its current form in England and Wales.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/29/police-plans-to-stop-recording-lower-level-hate-incidents-in-england-and-wales-a-disaster-for-disabled-people-campaigners-warn">Continue reading...</a>
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