Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Introduce laws like the German Strafgesetzbuch section 86a to ban Nazi symbols
Closed
3,432 signatures
What the petition asks
Tackle the rising far right and fascists in the UK by introducing legislation similar to the German Strafgesetzbuch section 86a, making the use of nazi symbolism and nazi salutes illegal and punishable.
Scenes of Nazi salutes under the shadow of war memorials must be tackled. Thus far, it seems the police are left to resort to a public order offence and may not want to apply this post incident (for example, when video evidence is available). A specific offence would make this abhorrent behaviour much easier to prosecute and remove from our streets.
Timeline
| 6 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,432
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
6 Aug 2020
Closed
6 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.