Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require police forces to publish their full policies and procedures on the recording of non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs), which would include making clear to the public the difference between hate crimes and NCHIs.

The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) consults widely with the sector on its inspection programmes and frameworks. The Inspectorate’s consultation on its 2025-29 police inspection programme closed in October, and a final version will be laid in Parliament in the new year following the Home Secretary’s approval.