Petition · past parliament
Take urgent measures to address racist/hate crime post EU referendum results
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
In the days following the EU referendum there have been reports of an increase in racist incidents thought to be linked to the result. This is unacceptable. We ask the Government to take necessary measures to protect all members of our society and stop the spread of such toxic attitudes/behaviour
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.