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.

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.