Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Petition · past parliament

Bring Back the Death Penalty for serious crimes and terrorism.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Some crimes committed in the UK are so barbaric and sinister, they go beyond Jail Time. And deserve the Death Penalty.
Murder, Acts of Terrorism, Rape and Horrible Abuse of fellow humans, especially children and the vulnerable.
The cost of keeping someone in Jail is £40,000 per year. So 10 years in Jail is £400,000. These people just don't deserve that much tax money wasted on them, when it could be spent on better things.

Why it was rejected

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

Bring back the death penalty to reduce crime rates in the UK

Timeline

21 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Jan 2019

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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