Petition · past parliament
Stop harassment of British soldiers by IHAT and legal aid funded lawyers
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Brave servicemen are being subjected to intolerable harassment from ambulance chasing lawyers funded by legal aid, and from the government body, the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT). These men served their country and many were mentally and phyisically injured. The government must end this now.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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the Iraq Historic Allegations Team must be stopped as it is a national scandal.
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Government to ensure HMForces havent to worry about prosecution when sent to war
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the Iraq Historic Allegations Team must be stopped as it is a national scandal.
If you would like British troops to have immunity from prosecution, you might like to sign this petition:
Government to ensure HMForces havent to worry about prosecution when sent to war
If you would like the eligibility criteria for legal aid to be changed, you could start a petition calling specifically for the change that you would like to see.
Timeline
| 19 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.