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A number of offences in the Public Order Act 1986 make reference to the use of "insulting words or behaviour". What might be regarded as "insulting" for the purpose of the offence?
In this article, PNLD Legal Adviser Jack Houchin, highlights the current law around appropriation as a continuing act in a retail setting. He draws a distinction between the rules for the recording practices of police forces on their crime recording systems (Home Office Counting Rules (HOCR)) and related case law.
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