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Make MPs subject to standardised vetting rules inline with the security services

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Restrict access to secret, or top secret (such as Trident) information to those whom have passed the respectively required vetting as per any British defence, or intelligence service. It's a serious threat to national security from terrorism related intelligence through to military operations etc

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure whether you'd like all MPs to be vetted, or whether you would like them to be vetted only if they have access to secret or top secret information. We're also not sure exactly what kind of vetting you would like to be done. You can find out more about the different types of vetting here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

25 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Oct 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Oct 2017

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