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UK Peers Vote to Abolish Non-Crime Hate Incidents

3/13/2026

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Peers in the United Kingdom have voted to abolish non-crime hate incidents after Metropolitan Police stopped investigating them.
Lord Toby Young proposed this change as part of the Crime and Policing Bill, which requires parliamentary review.
Non-crime hate incidents were established after Stephen Lawrence's 1993 murder to track hostility toward protected characteristics.
Baroness Doreen Lawrence said verbal abuse could escalate.
The government has begun a review of the regime.

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Peers in the United Kingdom have voted to abolish non-crime hate incidents after Metropolitan Police stopped investigating them.
Lord Toby Young proposed this change as part of the Crime and Policing Bill, which requires parliamentary review.
Non-crime hate incidents were established after Stephen Lawrence's 1993 murder to track hostility toward protected characteristics.
Baroness Doreen Lawrence said verbal abuse could escalate.
The government has begun a review of the regime.