 on whether the leaflet's contents constituted any offences. 'Any allegation of discrimination is taken extremely seriously and following this review, we will not be taking any further action.' Reignited controversy over non-crime hate incidents The case has reignited the controversy over police forces investigating and recording non-crime hate incidents and the risk it poses of a chilling impact on free speech. Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, has issued chief constables in England and Wales with new guidance ordering them to take a more 'common sense approach'. The rules, published in June, say non-crime hate incidents 'should only be recorded if it is deemed proportionate and necessary to do so in order to mitigate a real risk of harm'. She told forces not to look into cases just 'because someone is offended' after as many as 120,000 such incidents were recorded in the past five years. Senior Tories had publicly defended the Welsh Secretary, including Oliver Dowden, the Deputy Prime Ministe){kind=link}
Welsh Secretary David TC Davies’ flyers raised concerns about inadequate council consultation on a potential site for use by the community
Police have dropped an inquiry into a Cabinet minister who was accused of sending out a “racist” leaflet about a planned traveller site, The Telegraph can reveal.
Gwent Police said it will “not be taking any further action” against David TC Davies, the Welsh Secretary, after reviewing the flyer as a “potential non-crime hate incident”.
The force had faced criticism for leaping to action over the complaints which were spearheaded by a charity that is funded by the Welsh Labour government.
Carl Williams, its Chief Superintendent, told The Telegraph that he had decided not to open a full investigation into the case after discussing it with prosecutors.