Strip Sir Christopher Chope of his Knighthood

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Sir Christopher Chope MP has brought the British honours system and the institution of knighthood into disrepute and should be stripped of his knighthood.

On 15 June 2018, Sir Christopher Chope blocked the passage of a private member's bill that would have made the practice of "upskirting" (taking a photo up a woman's skirt without her permission) a specific criminal offence, thus bringing the British honours system into disrepute.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jun 2018

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