Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce the capital penalty for serious crimes.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The capital, or death, penalty has been a feature of criminal justice the world over for millennia. While the principle of rehabilitative justice persists in the United Kingdom to the point of being considered the primary paradigm, there are some people who can not be rehabilitated.
The fundamental law of the European Union forbids the use of the death penalty in any of the Member States, as does the European Charter of Human Rights. However, with the forthcoming secession from the EU and abolition of the ECHR, thought should be given to its reintroduction, notably in cases of a) Mass murder; b) Rape, sodomy, or unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor; c) Treason (but NOT offences against the Official Secrets Act), by means of lethal injection.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.