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Petition · past parliament

Repeal Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Section 127 is a restriction on the inalienable right to freedom of speech. Speech should not be criminalised because of the potential for offence to be caused.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127

Why it was rejected

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

Create a Freedom of Speech Act and Bring an End to "Hate Speech" laws

Timeline

20 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2018

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