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Petition · past parliament

Permit England a vote to separate Scotland from the United Kingdom.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Scotland have had a vote to leave the UK, but under democratic due process and the fundamentals of a Union it's all parties that should be involved in the process.
Therefore England should be given the opportunity to decide if Scotland remains a part of the United Kingdom.

Why it was rejected

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

We think this petition is similar to yours:
Give England a referendum on whether we want to keep Scotland in the UK

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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