Non-crime hate incidents involve reports of 'hostility towards religion, race or transgender identity' that are not classed as a crime . The retired teacher later called for an 'urgent and radical overhaul' of the non-crime hate incident policy. But they say reported incidents should be to establish if an incident is a hate crime or a non-crime hate incident. The college accepts there may be an 'overlap' between a perceived non-crime hate incident and the legitimate right to free speech. Non-crime hate incident reports were introduced in 2014 following recommendations by the independent Macpherson Inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Source: Daily Mail April 28, 2021 15:21 UTC