Submitted on Saturday 16th July 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Strengthen the definition of a disability hate crime.
Disability hate crime is under reported and under prosecuted due to the definition not reflecting the nature of the crime.
The definition does not fully look at the nature of the crime and is ambiguous in how it is explained.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
This petition does not set out exactly what changes to the law are being requested.
You may wish to consult the Law Commission's 2014 review of hate crime law before submitting a redrafted petition:
http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lc348_hate_crime_english_summary.pdf
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