Extract from Ten Minute Rule Motion (Commons) on Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) - Mar 3

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 08:35

Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):...I can best illustrate the problem by example. Earlier this year, Mr Justice Julian Knowles, in the case of Henry Miller and the Humberside Policeruled that despite a “hate incident” not being a crime, it was reasonable that such an incident could be logged pursuant to operational guidance adopted by the College of Policing in 2014. The Daily Telegraph has established that some 120,000 non-crime incidents have been logged in this way in the...Request free trial