The head of the Metropolitan Police is not a man known for his patience. During his three years at the Met, Sir Mark Rowley has already pushed through reforms on dealing with mental health call-outs, taken unprecedented action against police who fail vetting checks and started to shine a light on the influence of Freemasons in policing. Now, he is leading the charge against non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).

Classified not as crimes but as incidents that may have been motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on someone’s perceived race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity, NCHIs have become a lightning rod for what Rowley describes as “toxic culture war debates”. Rightly, Rowley does not want his officers entangled in such controversies, so he is drawing up gu

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