Petition · past parliament
Treat abuse of agricultural and rural businesses as a hate crime.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Hate crime is “ a crime motivated by prejudice and typically involves violence or the threat of it”. This typifies the abuse received by many farms and businesses in the countryside. Too often it’s ignored but this needs to be addressed as seriously as any other form of hate crime.
Please sign and show your support for our countryside!
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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The Crown Prosecution Service defines hate crime as criminal activity where the perpetrator is motivated by hostility or demonstrates hostility towards the victim's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. These categories are set out in law:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/hate-crime
You could start a new petition calling for a change in the law for crimes based on hostility to someone's place or type of employment to be considered hate crime if that is something you would like to happen.
The Crown Prosecution Service defines hate crime as criminal activity where the perpetrator is motivated by hostility or demonstrates hostility towards the victim's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. These categories are set out in law:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/hate-crime
You could start a new petition calling for a change in the law for crimes based on hostility to someone's place or type of employment to be considered hate crime if that is something you would like to happen.
Timeline
| 24 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Sep 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.