Petition · past parliament

Give Servicemen who served in Northern Ireland protection from prosecution.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Servicemen who served in Northern Ireland should receive the same protection from prosecution as given to members of the IRA, by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, sanctioned by Prime Minister Tony Blair. This issue has widespread public knowledge and therefore requires no further background narrative.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

22 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jan 2017

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