00:00London's Metropolitan Police last year announced it would no longer investigate a so-called non-crime hate incident after it
00:09dropped a probe into social media posts about transgender issues by Father TED creator Graham Linehan.
00:17And now the expectation police forces nationwide look into acts which appear to be motivated by hostility towards people with
00:26certain characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender that fall short of being crimes are to be scrapped.
00:34However, we understand there will be no automatic wiping of the incidents from people's records after the decision.
00:42Ministers hope scrapping non-crime hate incidents will give officers more time to focus on their day-to-day policing.
00:50The move, which comes after a College of Policing and National Police Chiefs Council review, will see a tighter definition
00:57of what constitutes an incident requiring police involvement.
01:02Fewer reports will automatically trigger a police record under the plans, with officers and call handlers recording information only where
01:11there is a clear risk of harm.
01:13Non-crime hate incidents were introduced after the London murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993, and an inquiry into his
01:21death setting up a system for reporting and recording racist incidents and crimes.
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