Petition · past parliament
Make it a criminal offence to lie or mislead Parliament or the people.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently it is not an offence to lie or mislead in the House of Parliament. I think if this was a criminal offence the lies and misleading would stop
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Nov 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Nov 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.