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Petition · past parliament

Call for a complete crackdown on the new influx of racism since the EU outcome.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Many stories are coming through of racism actively being engaged in by a sector of our society. These have led to actual attacks, children being racially abused in school, vile comments on social media sites etc.
We want the police to take a tougher stance on this before it escalates even further.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Adopt a zero tolerance approach to acts of racism, in the wake of the referendum

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jul 2016

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