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Petition · past parliament

A public enquiry should be held into Police violence in Orgreave

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

After the Yorkshire Police were seen to be derelict in their duty and conspired to pervert justice it is time we held a public enquiry over "The battle of Orgreave"

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Conduct an inquiry into the Police's actions at the Orgreave miners strike 1984

Timeline

27 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.