Petition · past parliament

Protect police officers who have to use tactical ramming to control moped crime.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A Met Police officer who knocked a teenager off a moped while employing a new ramming tactic could face criminal charges.
If prosecuted, the officer could be charged with actual bodily harm or grievous bodily harm.The Met could decide if it is a case of misconduct which could result in dismissal
BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46440172

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

4 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Dec 2018

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