This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Abuse of the disabled should be unlwaful
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The Government must present measures to Parliament to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to make harrassment or abuse of disabled people unlawful under both civil and criminal courts.
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