Petition · past parliament

Tougher laws against criminals who steal tools (way of people earning a living)

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Tradesmen are becoming more and more affected by thieves breaking into vans, lock ups and sheds stealing people's means of earning a living and putting food on their family's table. It's like walking into a restaurant and taking their cooker!! It will stop them earning!
I am part of a few Facebook pages and forums for trades people and the story of people's tools getting stolen are becoming more and more too common. I feel something needs to be done to help protect people's means of earning money for their family's!

Why it was rejected

It was created under a fake or incomplete name.

Timeline

30 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.