Petition · past parliament

Release Danny weatherston from prison!

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Danny has been in jail for 10 years after he was only meant to be serving a 13month sentence! The jail believe they are doing this for his benefit causing Danny to take drastic actions
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/scotswood-prisoner-danny-weatherston-trapped-11626402
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Why it was rejected

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

The Government and Parliament are not responsible for releasing people from prison. You could ask the Government to ask the Queen to exercise the prerogative of mercy.

You could also start a new petition calling on Parliament to change the law, to prevent cases like this happening in the future. This is likely to be more effective than asking for a court sentence to be overturned.

Timeline

17 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jul 2016

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