This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Make stirring up hatred based on disability a specific criminal offence
The Government should make the hate crime of stirring up hatred based on disability a specific criminal offence.
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It is already a criminal offence to stir up hatred on grounds of race, religion and sexual orientation, but not disability. This affects how reports are investigated & managed.
This is wrong & offers no sense of protection to the disabled community in terms of recourse as is the case if the hate crime were racially or religiously motivated.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months