Petition · past parliament

Convene a judicial inquiry into breaches of electoral law in the EU Referendum.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Should the referendum result be considered safe when viewed against reasonable democratic standards? Does the need to preserve such standards require it to be annulled? An urgent and independent inquiry is needed to determine these issues so fundamental to the future of British democracy.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The Electoral Commission and the police are responsible for investigating allegations that electoral law has been broken.

You can find out more about recent action the Electoral Commission has taken, including making referrals to the Metropolitan Police Service, here:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/journalist/electoral-commission-media-centre/news-releases-donations/vote-leave-fined-and-referred-to-the-police-for-breaking-electoral-law

Timeline

12 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jul 2018

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