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Petition · past parliament

Bring back the Death Penalty.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Once Britain has left the EU we should reinstate the Death Penalty for child murder, premeditated murder, murder by acts of terrorism, child rape and murder of police officers.
With the advent of DNA evidence and further advances in forensic detection we believe the chances of wrongful conviction are not possible in cases of Murder, Rape ect.

Why it was rejected

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

Reintroduce the death penalty once the UK leaves the European Union.

Timeline

5 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2016

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