Rejected petition Make racist acts punishable by prison sentences.

I wish for both the government and parliament to be made aware of the racism in this country. The government and parliament should create legal actions that can be taken against those who are racist.

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Racism is increasing massively and this is unacceptable. People need to realise that it is unacceptable to discriminate someone by their race.

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There are already a number of offences that cover racist hate crime. You can find out more about these here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/racist-and-religious-hate-crime-prosecution-guidance

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make racist abuse a specific criminal offence: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/592024

Increase penalties for racist and religious hate crimes: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/592025

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 July 2021
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