Petition · past parliament
Make disability hate crime a specific criminal offence
Closed
895 signatures
What the petition asks
Disability hate crime must become a specific criminal offence and the Government must review how the criminal justice system works for non-verbal disabled people.
Ken Alcock is a stroke survivor who has no speech. He was failed by the law after police were unable to bring prosecutions against a person/people who put him through mental torture because of his disability.
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
895
Status
Closed
Opened
10 Jun 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.