Petition Make disability hate crime a specific criminal offence

Disability hate crime must become a specific criminal offence and the Government must review how the criminal justice system works for non-verbal disabled people.

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Ken Alcock is a stroke survivor who has no speech. He was failed by the law after police were unable to bring prosecutions against a person/people who put him through mental torture because of his disability.

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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