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Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum to remove Scotland from the UK

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

People are getting fed up of Scotland holding the UK to ransom over the Brexit vote.
Hold a uk referendum to remove Scotland from the UK

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a UK referendum on the future of the union between Scotland and England.

Timeline

23 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jul 2016

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