Petitions/Make bullying a specific criminal offence
StatusClosed
Opened10 Mar 2025
Closes10 Sept 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We would like the government to make bullying a specific criminal offence. We do not want it to come under harassment and employment laws or other offences.

We want bullying to be against the law in its own right to cover and protect vulnerable people who might not be protected under the current law. We want to protect children who are bullied on a daily basis who end up with mental health issues. We also want to protect adults who are subjected and targeted by other adults but it might not be deemed as against any current laws. Due to the sometimes coercive nature and gaslighting of bullying, I feel there is very little protection for people.

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Chris Hinchliff
1Chris Hinchliff MP
North East Hertfordshire
51
Kevin Bonavia
2Kevin Bonavia MP
Stevenage
41
Alistair Strathern
3Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin
34
Alex Mayer
4Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
24
Andrew Lewin
5Andrew Lewin MP
Welwyn Hatfield
24
Richard Fuller
6Richard Fuller MP
North Bedfordshire
13
James McMurdock
7James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
12
David Davis
8David Davis MP
Goole and Pocklington
10
Mohammad Yasin
9Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
7
Laurence Turner
10Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
4