Petition · past parliament

Create a policy or legislation to protect an individuals free speech.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Everyone has a right to say their own opinions and today in society, people are afraid to express their opinion as the police may intervene and class as hate speech when it clearly is just an opinion. Free speech will allow people to express their opinions freely and without fear.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

14 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
21 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 May 2018

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