Rejected petition: Stronger city bans for repeat pickpocketing and Phone Snatching offenders
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Introduce enforceable area bans for repeat pickpocketing and phone snatching offenders across the in London and the UK. Preventing them returning to hotspots will reduce crime, protect the public, encourage further tourism, and improve safety in high streets, transport hubs, and tourist areas.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
It is already possible for courts to impose area bans through Criminal Behaviour Orders.
We could accept a petition calling for a change to the current process for area bans, if there's a specific change that you'd like to see.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.