Petition · past parliament
Give Phil Scraton a Knighthood.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Please give Phil Scraton the Knighthood he deserves for his tireless criminological work & support of the families of the Hillsborough Disaster, finally culminating with truth and justice, hidden and obscured from them for 27 years.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
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Timeline
| 8 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 May 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.