Submitted on Wednesday 27th July 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
UK Government to include disabled people under current UK hate crime legislation
The recent events in Japan where 19 learning disabled people were murdered because they were disabled, has again highlighted an omission under current UK legislation.I'm asking for an amendment to current Hate Crime laws, to include disabled people who are often targeted by hate crime.
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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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