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As the noble Lord, Lord Young, mentioned, the rules say that, if someone alleges a non-crime hate incident or perceives one to have been committed, these things must be recorded. The rules also say that, if a crime is alleged, that has to be recorded as soon as possible—in fact, within 24 hours—even if, objectively, a crime has not been committed. It is recorded as a crime and then later de-recorded if the facts show that a crime has not been committed—for example, someone reports a wallet stolen but eventually finds it, meaning that it was never stolen, so it is recorded as a crime and then de-recorded as a crime.