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Honours for the British divers involved in the Thailand Tham Luang cave rescue.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

12 boys and their football coach became trapped in a cave system after trapped after heavy rain sent torrents of floodwater into the cave. Cave diving experts John Volanthen, Richard Stanton, and Robert Harper were called in by Thai authorities to help. Discovering them after nine days underground.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-44681858

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44690688

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.

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https://www.gov.uk/honours

Timeline

8 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2018

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