Petition · past parliament
Make 101 a free call or connectable from 999
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
A call to 101 for minor crimes costs 15p and 999 operators can't connect calls to 101.
Homeless and people in poverty can't call this number and a minor crime could be much worse for those with very little.
Homeless and people in poverty can't call this number and a minor crime could be much worse for those with very little.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Aug 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.