Petition Amend the Public Order Act 1986 to protect free speech

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In order to protect free speech, remove any reference to insulting words, signs and writing, from section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

193 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 193 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 15 August 2013
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