‘A disaster for disabled people’: Shabana Mahmood urged not to scrap recording of non-crime hate incidents

Home secretary confirmed this week that police in England and Wales would be scrapping category in its current formIt would be “a disaster for disabled people” if police stop recording and investigating lower-level incidents of abuse that often lead to more serious hate crimes, according to researchers and campaigners.As part of wide-ranging changes to policing, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed this week that the category of non-crime hate incidents would be scrapped in its current form in England and Wales. Continue reading...