Non-crime hate incident recording system for police ‘not fit for purpose’ – UK politics live

Police chiefs to call for non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped and replaced with a ‘common sense’ checklist systemGood morning. With Christmas just two days away, the Westminster tap of news, which normally gushes strongly, is down to a dribble. There is not much on the government’s grid today, apart from an announcement about a plan to ensure young people leaving care in England will receive free prescriptions, and dental and eye services up to their 25th birthday, which we’ve written up here …… and also confirmation that some former mineworkers are getting a £100-a-week boost to their pensions as a result of a change to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme announced in the budget. Continue reading...