Petition · past parliament

Petition. Confiscate all M.P.s assets that have wasted British Taxpayers money.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Taxpayers money should not be wasted under any circumstances as Charity begins at home.
Stop wasting British Tax Payers money.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition in its current form as it does not call for a clear action from the UK Government and Parliament. The law gives the state only limited powers to confiscate the assets of individuals - under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, the Serious Crime Act 2007 and the Serious Crime Act 2015.

Your petition does not outline how a waste of taxpayers money would be defined, and whether (and if so, how) you would like the powers of the state to confiscate people's assets to be extended.

If you believe a particular policy is a waste of public money and should be stopped, you could start a petition calling for that particular policy to be scrapped.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2016

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