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.