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Petition · past parliament

Remaining 91.6% of the UK population to decide if Scotland should be in the UK

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

For the remaining 91.6% of the UK population should decide that fate of Scotland’s partnership within the UK, it is not fair or right that only 8.4% of the population make the deciding factor for the remaining 91.6% of the UK population the majority should decide not the minority.

Why it was rejected

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

Any future referendum vote on Scottish Independence must be given to all the UK.

Timeline

13 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2017

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