Non-crime hate incidents from June 2022 to April 2024
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.037497
I note you seek access to the following information:
REQUEST 1:
A statutory code of practice for the recording of 'non-crime hate incidents' became law in June 2023 under sections 60 and 61 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Please give details of the training you provide to officers and staff to ensure that the recording and investigation of NCHIs only take place when the threshold set out in the code is met.
REQUEST 2:
The statutory code of practice for the recording of 'non-crime hate incidents' requires that NCHI records holding personal data must use the terms 'subject' and 'complainant' (not 'suspect' and 'victim'). Have your incident and crime recording systems been updated to use the required wording in the context of NCHIs, and is the correct terminology in current use in your force?
REQUEST 3:
Please specify the number of 'non-crime hate incidents' recorded by your force for the year prior to the introduction of the statutory code as well as the numbers from June 2023 (since the introduction of the code) to the present date.
REQUEST 4:
Are you associated with Stonewall? If yes, please specify your membership or advisory level, e.g. Workplace Champions Scheme, and all annual costs related to such membership or provision of advice.
REQUEST 5:
In the interests of viewpoint diversity and inclusion, what staff association or internal forum do you have in place which specifically supports and encourages officers and staff who hold legally protected 'gender-critical' views?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
REQUEST 1:
A statutory code of practice for the recording of 'non-crime hate incidents' became law in June 2023 under sections 60 and 61 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Please give details of the training you provide to officers and staff to ensure that the recording and investigation of NCHIs only take place when the threshold set out in the code is met.
Training is provided by the College of Policing (COP) and is accessible to all MPS staff New Code and guidance for non-crime hate incidents | College of Policing
REQUEST 2:
The statutory code of practice for the recording of 'non-crime hate incidents' requires that NCHI records holding personal data must use the terms 'subject' and 'complainant' (not 'suspect' and 'victim'). Have your incident and crime recording systems been updated to use the required wording in the context of NCHIs, and is the correct terminology in current use in your force?
The MPS Hate Crime Authorised Professional Practice (APP) has been updated with the correct terminology in line with the COP Hate Crime APP.
REQUEST 3:
Please specify the number of 'non-crime hate incidents' recorded by your force for the year prior to the introduction of the statutory code as well as the numbers from June 2023 (since the introduction of the code) to the present date.
Please see data below.
REQUEST 4:
Are you associated with Stonewall? If yes, please specify your membership or advisory level, e.g. Workplace Champions Scheme, and all annual costs related to such membership or provision of advice.
The MPS are not associated with Stonewall.
REQUEST 5:
In the interests of viewpoint diversity and inclusion, what staff association or internal forum do you have in place which specifically supports and encourages officers and staff who hold legally protected 'gender-critical' views?
The Metropolitan Police does not have a specific staff association or internal forum which supports and encourages officers and staff who hold legally protected 'gender-critical' views. However, the following associations could potentially hold listening circles where these views could be discussed: Network of Women Staff Association, British Association for Women in Policing.