The Home Office\u2019s Non-Crime Hate Incidents Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data came into effect in June 2023 and applies to police forces across England and Wales. The code includes safeguards better to protect the fundamental right to freedom of expression and stipulates that police should only record NCHIs when it is necessary and proportionate to do so, and not simply because someone is offended. Incidents that are irrational, malicious, or trivial should not be recorded as NCHIs.<\/p>
To address concerns about the recording of personal data, the code introduced an additional threshold to ensure that personal data may only be included in an NCHI record if the event is motivated by intentional hostility or prejudice and where the police judge that there is a real risk of escalation causing significant harm or a criminal offence.<\/p>
The College of Policing publishes operational guidance for the police, known as \u2018Authorised Professional Practice\u2019 (APP), on how to deal with different types of crimes and incidents, including NCHIs. The College updated its APP so that it aligns with the Government\u2019s code. The College is responsible for determining police training requirements, and has developed an e-briefing pack on NCHIs which is available to forces.<\/p>
The code specifically covers characteristics that are protected under hate crime legislation in England and Wales \u2013 race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and disability. It defines transgender identity or perceived transgender identity by setting out that \u201creferences to being transgender include references to being transsexual, or undergoing, proposing to undergo or having undergone a process or part of a process of gender reassignment.\u201d This aligns with the definition set out in section 66(6)(e) of the Sentencing Act 2020.<\/p>
The Home Office does not collect data from forces on the number of NCHIs recorded by the police, nor do we collect data relating to the personal characteristics of those involved in incidents. We similarly do not collect information on police spending relating to the investigation of NCHIs. The data collected from the police balances policy needs and the burden on forces.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "8817"} , {"_value" : "8818"} , {"_value" : "8819"} , {"_value" : "8820"} , {"_value" : "8821"} , {"_value" : "8822"} , {"_value" : "8823"} , {"_value" : "8824"} , {"_value" : "8825"} , {"_value" : "8826"} , {"_value" : "8827"} , {"_value" : "8828"} , {"_value" : "8830"} , {"_value" : "8831"} , {"_value" : "8832"} , {"_value" : "8833"} , {"_value" : "8834"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-01-17T13:56:45.813Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-01-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Non-crime Hate Incidents: Transgender People"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department provides to police forces on the gender reassignment evidence required for people to be able to legitimately claim a non-crime hate incident due to the fact they have (a) undergone or (b) plan to undergo gender reassignment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4668", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachel Maclean"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Redditch"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachel Maclean"} ], "uin" : "8829"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/757834", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/757834/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information requested up to March 2017, the latest period for which figures are available, is in the table below.<\/p>
<\/p>
Personal Independence Payments 1<\/sup> \u2013 Outstanding Live 2<\/sup> Caseload<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2017<\/p><\/td> 46,026<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2016<\/p><\/td> 25,806<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes<\/sup><\/em><\/p> <\/sup><\/em><\/p> <\/p> 2<\/sup> There are always a number of \u2018live\u2019 appeals at the various stages of processing before being listed for a tribunal hearing, and not just those waiting for a listing date to be allocated. The data also include appeals which may not require a final hearing; have had an initial hearing but have not had a final decision; or are stayed, pending the outcome of other proceedings.<\/em><\/p> <\/em><\/p> Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best available.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> We have been working with the tribunal judiciary to identify initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of Personal Independence Payment cases being able to be listed on a session.<\/p> <\/p> We are also in the process of recruiting over 400 judicial officer holders to provide long term capacity in the tribunal.<\/p>"}
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