Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce the death penalty once the UK leaves the European Union.
Closed
1,346 signatures
What the petition asks
Once UK leaves the European Union, we do petition Her Majesty's Government to repeal the Human Rights Act and withdraw from any treaties necessary to permit capital punishment to be reintroduced as a punishment against particularly abhorrent crimes such as murder and certain sexual crimes.
Timeline
| 30 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Dec 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,346
Status
Closed
Opened
30 Jun 2016
Closed
30 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.