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Petition · past parliament

Removal of State & Academia Honours of participants implicated in Hillsborough.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield, on 15 April 1989 which left 96 dead and 766 injured. It is the worst disaster in British sporting history. A new inquest in 2016 exonerated fans of any blame and recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
UNISON at Liverpool John Moores University successfully campaigned for the removal of the honorary fellowship of Norman Betterson for his part in Hillsborough. They are currently campaigning for the removal of Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe’s honourary fellowship. We believe that this should go further afield to all named participants in the cover up of Hillsborough and include all State and Academia bestowed honours being revoked. This is only one more step in getting justice for the 96.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

Timeline

7 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jul 2016

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