Petition · past parliament
Stop the use of the honours system being used for political gain
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
All honours to be authorised only via an independent political free board. All members of the board must be free of any political party and any person who has held political office or served in a government department to be barred from holding office on this board
Any person is permitted to put a person forward for any honour . In doing so they must state why they believe such person deserves this award.
Timeline
| 5 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Feb 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Aug 2016
Closed
5 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.