Do not restrict our rights to peaceful protest.
- 252,157 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 254,364 - 24 added in the past 24hrs)
The right to peaceful assembly and protest are fundamental principles of any democracy and the proposed part of this bill that gives the police new powers to tackle disruptive peaceful protests should be removed from The Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 26th April 2021
The Government responsed to this petition on 6th April 2021 (View Full Response)Grant an urgent Amnesty to Undocumented Migrants living in the UK
- 101,756 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 102,287 - 19 added in the past 24hrs)
Undocumented Migrants are suffering in silence, with no access to adequate Financial support, or any help. The Government should grant an urgent Amnesty of 5years to those with no criminal record so that they could live their lives as normal human beings and pay tax to help the UK economy.
The Government responsed to this petition on 18th March 2021 (View Full Response)Make it legal to carry non-lethal self defence weapons
- 33,173 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 35,408 - 26 added in the past 24hrs)
In the UK, it is illegal to carry non-lethal self defence weapons such as Pepper Spray. I want this to be made legal if used only in the action of self-defence.
The Government responsed to this petition on 25th March 2021 (View Full Response)Fund additional support for victims of COVID19 racism and anti-racism programmes
- 21,966 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 22,670 - 8 added in the past 24hrs)
Since COVID19, UK hate crimes against East and South East Asians (ESEA) rose significantly in some areas. We all suffer from the virus’ effects, but ESEA are also targeted by unprovoked verbal assaults, threats and violent attacks. This even includes our NHS staff. The Government must act now.
The Government responsed to this petition on 28th April 2021 (View Full Response)Lower the cost of British Citizenship applications to £372.
- 21,244 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 21,412 - 36 added in the past 24hrs)
The government should lower the fees of citizenship to make it more accessible for the people eligible. It only costs the Home Office £372 to process the application.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th February 2021 (View Full Response)An public inquiry into the causes surrounding missing Black people
- 18,032 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 21,293 - 45 added in the past 24hrs)
The government needs to conduct a public inquiry to investigate why missing person cases are disproportionately impacting Black communities, who is responsible for the resource allocation on cases, and what can be done to reduce rates within Black/African/Caribbean/Black British communities.
Allow European school visits to UK with only ID cards and a List of Travellers
- 1,461 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 19,629 - 146 added in the past 24hrs)
Consider the financial & educational impact of no longer allowing school age children and their teachers to enter UK with just ID cards. Many of these groups come for a small number of days, the financial & organisational costs of obtaining passports and visas is prohibitive
Offer Indefinite Leave to Remain to all NHS and social care workers
- 15,888 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 15,960 - 10 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should introduce legislation to offer non-UK NHS workers and social care workers automatic Indefinite Leave to Remain as they stay and risk their own lives and their families lives to look after the British people during the COVID -19 pandemic crisis.
The Government responsed to this petition on 17th February 2021 (View Full Response)VALERIE'S LAW Compulsory Training for Agencies Supporting Black DV Victims
- 15,364 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 15,772 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
Make specialist training mandatory for all police and other government agencies that support black women and girls affected by domestic abuse. Police and agencies should have culturally appropriate training to better understand the cultural needs of black women affected by domestic abuse.
The Government responsed to this petition on 15th June 2021 (View Full Response)Suspend No Recourse to Public Funds visa conditions
- 13,772 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 13,840 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Call on the Government to urgently suspend No Recourse to Public Funds visa conditions so that migrants and their families are protected from the health and financial impacts of Covid-19. More support is needed for those who live and work in the UK, to ensure they can access the public safety net.
The Government responsed to this petition on 30th March 2021 (View Full Response)Remove single person protest clauses in Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill
- 12,693 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 12,785 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government’s new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill contains clauses designed specifically to stifle single individuals legitimately protesting. These clauses should be removed from the Bill before it becomes law
The Government responsed to this petition on 6th April 2021 (View Full Response)Leave the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol & revoke the Immigration Act
- 11,807 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 12,057 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
UK to leave the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. Along with removing the Immigration Act 1999 from UK law. Responsibility of government in a democracy is to protect and safeguard the lives of its citizens. We believe the Government is failing alarmingly to Keep British citizens safe.
The Government responsed to this petition on 26th May 2021 (View Full Response)Don't criminalise paying for sex.
- 8,152 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 8,278 - 14 added in the past 24hrs)
Recently a non-government bill on ‘sexual exploitation’ was presented to Parliament by an MP. This bill would criminalise the purchase of sex.
Include Latinx/Hispanic as an ethnic group in the 2021 census
- 7,658 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 7,658 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the UK Government to acknowledge the huge population of Latinx/Hispanics here in the UK by adding a box allowing us to specifically designate this as our ethnic origin in the census form. We are not white, black, Asian, and certainly not ‘other’.
Impose mandatory 10-year custodial sentences for all child sexual abuse offences
- 7,161 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 7,161 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should set minimum mandatory custodial sentences of at least 10 years for all child sexual abuse convictions, with convicts also being automatically on the sexual register for life, and having a sexual harm prevention order for life.