Police Delete Non-Crime Hate Incident Record After Free Speech Union Intervention

Police Delete Non-Crime Hate Incident Record After Free Speech Union Intervention
Metropolitan Police officers are seen outside Parliament in London on Oct. 16, 2021. Rob Pinney/Getty Images
Owen Evans
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An organisation dedicated to upholding free speech in Britain has succeeded in getting a non-crime hate incident (NCHI) from one of its members permanently deleted from the police record.

NCHIs include things like offensive or insulting comments, online, in person or in writing. They have been used by British police if officers are unsure whether a reported incident amounts to a crime.

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