Comprehensive review of deterrent sentences across current racism legislation

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Review and update current legislation (with the help of external experts, as necessary) such that deterrent sentences will be imposed on acts of racism.

Current statutory guidelines are inadequate and non-punitive, resulting in the wanton display of racism out in the open (e.g. post Euro 2020)

Racism is institutionally embedded across the UK; current legislation is neither harsh nor punitive enough to deter overt or covert forms of racism.

Current burden of proof also tends to be on the victims and not the perpetrators.

There isn't sufficient oversight over the government bodies to prosecute cases, when these crimes actually make it past the investigations stage.

A sea-change is required, and this needs to be driven from the top and via enforceable / deterrent legislation.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Law Commission are already in the middle of conducting a review, which you can view the progress of here: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/

You may also like to sign the following petition which we have open which calls for increased penalties for hate crimes:

Increase penalties for racist and religious hate crimes
Increase penalties for racist and religious hate crimes

Timeline

13 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jul 2021

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