Children as young as nine-years old are among the people being probed by police over non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).
The nine-year-old in question called a fellow primary school pupil a “r**ard”, whilst in another instance, two secondary school girls are being looked into after they said another student smelled “like fish”.
These students are just some of the young people being investigated for NHCIs, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by The Times.
Government guidance says that NCHIs are only supposed to be recorded by police when they are “clearly motivated by intentional hostility” and could result in further escalation.
Incidents that take place in the classroom should not be recorded, police have previously said.
From June 2023 to June 2024, over 13,200 NCHIs were recorded across the UK.
There is widespread confusion across police forces about which incidents qualify, the publication reported.
Downing Street has said that the Home Office would reassess its guidance to protect “the fundamental right to free speech”, after journalist Allison Pearson became subject to an police investigation regarding a social media post she made a year ago.
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The nine-year-old in question called a fellow primary school pupil a “r**ard”, whilst in another instance, two secondary school girls are being looked into after they said another student smelled “like fish”.
These students are just some of the young people being investigated for NHCIs, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by The Times.
Government guidance says that NCHIs are only supposed to be recorded by police when they are “clearly motivated by intentional hostility” and could result in further escalation.
Incidents that take place in the classroom should not be recorded, police have previously said.
From June 2023 to June 2024, over 13,200 NCHIs were recorded across the UK.
There is widespread confusion across police forces about which incidents qualify, the publication reported.
Downing Street has said that the Home Office would reassess its guidance to protect “the fundamental right to free speech”, after journalist Allison Pearson became subject to an police investigation regarding a social media post she made a year ago.
More to follow...
Find Out More...