Petition · past parliament
Independent investigations into police handling of illegal fox hunting.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Investigate why there's a police bias when present towards fox hunters and terrier men on hunt meets and an obstruction of hunt sabatouers trying to prevent kills or monitors simply monitoring to provide evidence in the event of a kill.
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Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can't accept your petition because it's about something that the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, not the Government or Parliament, conducts independent investigations of the police. You can find out more about the IPCC, including how to make a complaint, here:
https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/complaints
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Timeline
| 27 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.