Petition · past parliament
End Child Poverty & Homelessness before issuing new passports
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has announced plans to spend £490m changing British passports when we leave the EU.
We the undersigned feel that such an expenditure is inappropriate at a time when hundreds of thousands of children live homeless and in poverty. We request that childhood poverty be eliminated first.
We the undersigned feel that such an expenditure is inappropriate at a time when hundreds of thousands of children live homeless and in poverty. We request that childhood poverty be eliminated first.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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Timeline
| 23 Dec 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.