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Petition · past parliament

The rest of the UK should be allowed to vote in a 2nd independence referendum.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The referendum is to decide the future of 2 nations. Why should only 1 of those nations be allowed to vote? The forming of the 1603 union was agreed by both nations, then so should it's dissolution.

Why it was rejected

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

Give England a referendum on whether we want to keep Scotland in the UK

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jul 2016

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