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Make racist acts punishable by prison sentences.

Submitted on Friday 23rd July 2021

Rejected on Wednesday 28th July 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make racist acts punishable by prison sentences.

Petition Details

I wish for both the government and parliament to be made aware of the racism in this country. The government and parliament should create legal actions that can be taken against those who are racist.

Additional Information

Racism is increasing massively and this is unacceptable. People need to realise that it is unacceptable to discriminate someone by their race.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There are already a number of offences that cover racist hate crime. You can find out more about these here: www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/racist-and-religious-hate-crime-prosecution-guidance

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make racist abuse a specific criminal offence: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/592024

Increase penalties for racist and religious hate crimes: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/592025

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