Call for a judicial review of the legality of the referendum on EU membership

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Several articles in newspapers and on social media have questioned the legality of the EU membership referendum. As this is a complex issue it needs experienced legal professionals to explore the issue and come to some decision

Why it was rejected

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

Judicial review is a court process. The courts are responsible for it. You can read more about it here:

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/judicial-review/

If you want a judicial inquiry into the referendum, you could sign this petition:

Judicial inquiry into Leave and Remain campaigns with repeat EU Referendum

Timeline

30 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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