Police Delete “Non-Crime Hate Incident” Report for Conservative MP’s Social Media Post
Published on March 28, 2024
Police have deleted a “non-crime hate incident” record of a Conservative MP, following a challenge from the Free Speech Union (FSU). West Mercia Police confirmed on Wednesday that after a review, they had deleted the non-crime hate incident from their systems of Rachel Maclean, the MP for Redditch. A police spokesperson said: “We can confirm that after seeking advice that a social media message previously recorded as a non-crime hate incident did not meet the definition of an ‘incident’ as defined by the National Standard for Incident Recording. “As a result, the ‘hate incident’ and personal details have now been removed from the West Mercia Police systems.”...