Officers must separate the offensive from the criminal to protect free speech, says Sir Andy Cooke
Officers must separate the offensive from the criminal to protect free speech, says Sir Andy Cooke
Copy link
Police should scrap the recording of non-crime hate incidents and 'allow people to speak freely' without fearing arrest, its…
Andy Cooke says the cases take up little time for forces in England and Wales but create intense controversy
It comes after the Metropolitan Police announced in October it would no longer investigate the incididents
Sir Stephen Watson says the policy is now ‘past its sell-by date’ as he also hits out at the impact of human rights legislation…
The chairman of the College of Policing said that the system would be ‘scrapped and replaced with a completely different system’
Chiefs call for Shabana Mahmood to consider changing the law so officers can use more discretion when policing online comments
