Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Create a specific offence to teach a child to hate different religions or races

Closed 31 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should create a specific criminal offence to teach a child to hate or harm people of a different religion or race to their own. We believe such indoctrination or attempted indoctrination is ‘child abuse’ and neglect.
Because there is no specific criminal offence for teaching a child religious or race hatred or harm, we believe that some children are indoctrinated to hate other religions and races that are different to their own. We believe that the teaching of children to hate or harm someone because of their religion or race is practised assertively in some communities in the UK, as it is not explicitly covered under a specific criminal offence. It should be.

Timeline

21 Dec 2023 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 31
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 21 Dec 2023
Closed 29 May 2024

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