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Make the discarding of syringes in a public place a specific criminal offence

Submitted by Barry Humphreys on Wednesday 19th January 2022

Published on Friday 4th February 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 4th August 2022

Signatures: 21

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Children ~ Criminal ~ Ensure ~ Penalty ~ Police ~ Pose ~ risk ~ The Police ~ Up

Petition Action

Make the discarding of syringes in a public place a specific criminal offence

Petition Details

The Government should create a specific criminal offence of discarding syringes in a public place, with penalties up to and including custodial sentences.

Additional Information

Too many towns are littered with used syringes, that pose a risk to the public and especially children.

Making discarding these syringes a specific offence would empower the police to tackle this problem, and ensure that perpetrators faced real penalties.


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