Petition · past parliament

Allow the Scottish Parliament to decide the nature of any future referendum

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

We welcome any and all input from the British Government but we feel it is important the elected Members of the Scottish Parliament are allowed to fulfill their manifesto pledges and make the final decision on the timing and nature of any future independence referendum.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

15 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2017

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