Home Secretary Suella Braverman condemns police over trans 'hate crime' poster

A police force has deleted a social media post encouraging trans people to report 'deadnaming' as a 'hate crime' after an intervention from the Home Secretary. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has today challenged a police force over a trans 'hate crime' poster encouraging people to report incidents of 'deadnaming' The poster, by Leicestershire Police, encourages trans people to make a report when people purposely use their previous name Responding to the force's tweet, the cabinet minister said she believed police forces were 'confused' over what constitutes a 'hate crime' What is a hate crime in England and Wales? It comes after Leicestershire Police's Stay Safe Twitter account, which is shared between the force's crime reduction officers and its hate crime officers, posted an image encouraging people to report incidents of 'deadnaming' But any criminal offence can be judged a hate crime if it is proved that a person committed an offence because of prejudice or hostility to LGBT people. IN FULL: Leicestershire Police's response to criticism of 'hate crime' poster Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon said: 'Over the past week, a number of social media posts were issued on our Leicestershire Police Stay Safe account aiming to raise awareness of hate crime.