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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Hatton

Home Office says changes will see police spend less time recording rude messages

PA Wire

Cuts to “unnecessary red tape” will see the police spending less time recording rude but non-threatening messages and more time investigating crime on the streets, the Government has said.

The move is part of a wider set of rule changes to how forces record crime, aimed at freeing up police time.

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