Petition · past parliament
Stop the CPS wasting tax payer money by prosecuting for finding £20 on the floor
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
A woman has been found guilty of theft for finding £20 on a shop floor and not handing it in. Rather than being dealt with by police caution, the matter was taken to court. The woman pleaded guilty.
This is surely not a good use of taxpayer money for the CPS to prosecute this type of "crime".
This is surely not a good use of taxpayer money for the CPS to prosecute this type of "crime".
For more information on the example above, please see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39119990
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about charging people in specific cases are taken by the police and the Crime Prosecution Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you'd like the law on theft to be changed, you could start a new petition about that.
If you'd like the law on theft to be changed, you could start a new petition about that.
Timeline
| 1 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.