Petition · past parliament

Mark the centenary of Armistice Day 2018 by making it a public holiday.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Making the centenary of Armistice Day a public holiday where non essential services close for the day, allowing people the opportunity to commemorate and remember the sacrifices made by all those who participated in WW1.
More needs to be done to protect the legacy that past generations fought for.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

12 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Nov 2017

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