Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make failure to reduce institutional racism as defined by Macpherson a crime
Closed
251 signatures
What the petition asks
The failure of any organisation to reduce statistically provable instances of institutional racism annually should be a crime.
Institutional Racism can be seen in the “processes, attitudes and behaviour which discriminate through unwitting prejudice, and racist stereotyping ”.
Institutional Racism can be seen in the “processes, attitudes and behaviour which discriminate through unwitting prejudice, and racist stereotyping ”.
Acts of blatant racism like using a racial slur to insult someone is considered a hate crime.
Yet when an institution discriminates against an entire race due to “prejudice, and racist stereotyping”, to the “disadvantage” of that entire race, no crime has been committed.
If individual acts of racism which affect individuals are hate crimes, then so should be the failure to reduce statistically provable instances of institutional racism which effect that entire race.
Yet when an institution discriminates against an entire race due to “prejudice, and racist stereotyping”, to the “disadvantage” of that entire race, no crime has been committed.
If individual acts of racism which affect individuals are hate crimes, then so should be the failure to reduce statistically provable instances of institutional racism which effect that entire race.
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
251
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
27 Jul 2020
Closed
27 Jan 2021
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.