Rejected petition Abolish 'Non-Crime Hate Incidents' (NCHIs) in England & Wales.

We would like the Westminster government to abolish 'Non-Crime Hate Incidents' (NCHIs) in England & Wales. We are targeting England and Wales since the recording and retention of NCHIs in Scotland and Northern Ireland is devolved to them and not therefore a matter for the government in Westminster.

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The UK is rapidly turning into an Orwellian totalitarian state in which people are investigated and harassed by the police for their lawful ("Non-Crime") comments. According to Freedom of Information requests in 2019, the police had already recorded 119,934 NCHIs since 2014. That number has probably doubled since 2019. NCHIs are having a chilling effect on free speech, encouraging people to report those whose views they simply do not like, and diverting police resources from dealing with crime.

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Date submitted 18 November 2024
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