Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Increase sentences for racially aggravated offences

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

There is too much racism in the United Kingdom and the Government need to act on it.
There are thousands of people that are racially abused, verbally and physically. Also, there are black men, women and children being killed because of their skin colour and increased use of force by the police against the BAME community.

Timeline

4 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
4 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 4 Sep 2020
Closed 4 Mar 2021

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