Petition · past parliament
Improve and enhance regulations on the trades of highly hazardous chemicals.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
It was reported by the Guardians that an acid attack on a Chinese family had happened on Saturday, 8 April. Further reports suggested that the number of acid attacks almost doubled over the past ten years. It is the lack of regulations allowing criminals to easily obtain such hazadrous chemicals.
Acid attack: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/08/two-year-old-boy-and-parents-suffer-burns-after-acid-attack-in-north-london
Number of acid attack doubled: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/30/acid-attack-hospital-admissions-have-almost-doubled-in-last-10-years
Number of acid attack doubled: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/30/acid-attack-hospital-admissions-have-almost-doubled-in-last-10-years
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.