Petition · past parliament

Formally recognise the Republic of Catalonia

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The Republic of Catalonia declared its independence today. To support our shared democratic ideals and respect for the right to self determination of all peoples, the government of the United Kingdom should formally recognise the existence of the state.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

27 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
31 Oct 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Oct 2017

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