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Margaret Davis

Chris Philp wants guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten

Chris Philp will say such incidents should only be investigated by police where there is ‘a real risk of imminent criminality’ (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Non-crime hate incidents should only be investigated by police where there is “a real risk of imminent criminality”, the shadow home secretary will say.

Chris Philp will use a speech at a major policing conference in Westminster on Wednesday to call for guidelines around the incidents to be rewritten.

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