Petition · past parliament

Strip Christopher Chope of his knighthood for blocking upskirting legislation.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

MP Sir Christopher Chope has blocked a private members bill in the Commons that was seeking to make upskirting a criminal offence. He was the sole objector.
Upskirting is the despicable action of taking a photograph up a person's skirt without their consent or knowledge and includes sharing this.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions asking for people's honours to be taken away. You can find out more about how honours are taken away here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/having-honours-taken-away-forfeiture

If you'd like the procedure of objecting to Bills to change, you may wish to sign this petition:

Reform Private Member's Bill procedure so that an objection needs to be seconded

If you'd like the law on upskirting to change, you may wish to sign this petition:

Make up-skirt photography an illegal offence in the UK

Timeline

16 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jun 2018

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