Abolish 'Non-Crime Hate Incidents' (NCHIs) in England & Wales.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the Westminster government to abolish 'Non-Crime Hate Incidents' (NCHIs) in England & Wales. We are targeting England and Wales since the recording and retention of NCHIs in Scotland and Northern Ireland is devolved to them and not therefore a matter for the government in Westminster.

The UK is rapidly turning into an Orwellian totalitarian state in which people are investigated and harassed by the police for their lawful ("Non-Crime") comments. According to Freedom of Information requests in 2019, the police had already recorded 119,934 NCHIs since 2014. That number has probably doubled since 2019. NCHIs are having a chilling effect on free speech, encouraging people to report those whose views they simply do not like, and diverting police resources from dealing with crime.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

18 Nov 2024	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jan 2025

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