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Make it a specific criminal offence to protest outside someone's home

Submitted by Jean Mackenzie on Saturday 29th November 2025

Published on Wednesday 14th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 14th July 2026

Current Signatures: 34
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Arrest ~ Change ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ Criminal ~ Families ~ FEAR ~ Homes ~ Individuals ~ Law ~ Misinformation ~ place ~ Police ~ Power ~ Protests ~ The Law ~ The Police ~ vulnerability

Petition Action

Make it a specific criminal offence to protest outside someone's home

Petition Details

Change the law to make it a specific criminal offence to protest outside someone’s home, so the police can act to disperse vigilante groups who gather outside someone’s home to harass individuals and families and allow them to arrest those who refuse to disperse.

Additional Information

Currently, we feel the police have no power to arrest protestors who gather outside someone’s home. Many of these groups are well-organised and may act based on misinformation and hearsay. We are concerned that vulnerable people may be driven out of their homes, living in fear, and that it may place additional burdens on already strained public services.


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