NCHIs have been in the spotlight after a recent investigation by police in Essex into Allison Pearson, a journalist at the Telegraph, for allegedly inciting racial hatred with a social media post made ...

There have long been concerns over the NCHI system's 'chilling effect' on free speech, and their use was highlighted again ...

A REPORT by an ex-top cop today calls for non-crime hate incidents to be abolished. Former Met Detective Chief Inspector ...

Report finds incidents take up 60,000 hours of officers’ time every year and distract them from fighting crime ...

Officers investigated Allison Pearson over an ‘offensive’ tweet. There are thousands like her.

Essex Police have dropped their investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson over a social media post.

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man is accused of slashing a Danish tourist in the face on the Upper West Side ...

The Telegraph journalist was being investigated for allegedly stirring up racial hatred with a social media post made in ...

Essex Police in southeast England said it was no longer investigating Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for allegedly stirring up racial hatred over the message, posted last November and later ...

Chris Philp has called for guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten and expressed caution over ‘new ...

For an offence to be committed under the Public Order Act 1986, the language must be "threatening, abusive or insulting" and ...

Mr Philp told delegates: “The police are not here to police thought. You’re not the thought police,” and added: “Investigations should not trespass upon free speech.” Probes should “not be directed at ...