Petition
More education and harsher punishment for a racist act or offence
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We want to tell schools to be harsher on racist acts
Because we have seen and heard of things that should of got more punishment
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
Information about current requirements for schools is provided here:
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2023-0049/CDP-2023-0049.pdf.
If you would like changes to this, you could submit a petition about that.
Information about current requirements for schools is provided here:
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2023-0049/CDP-2023-0049.pdf.
If you would like changes to this, you could submit a petition about that.
Timeline
| 20 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jun 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.