Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make stirring up hatred based on disability a specific criminal offence
Closed
152 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should make the hate crime of stirring up hatred based on disability a specific criminal offence.
It is already a criminal offence to stir up hatred on grounds of race, religion and sexual orientation, but not disability. This affects how reports are investigated & managed.
This is wrong & offers no sense of protection to the disabled community in terms of recourse as is the case if the hate crime were racially or religiously motivated.
This is wrong & offers no sense of protection to the disabled community in terms of recourse as is the case if the hate crime were racially or religiously motivated.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
152
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
2 Mar 2021
Closed
2 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.