Petition · past parliament

Stop all terrorist group members from recieving legal aid.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Shamima Begum and her family are fighting to have her returned to the UK after having her citizenship removed, this should not be funded with legal aid at the publics expense

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the decision on whether to give legal aid is the responsibility of the Legal Aid Agency and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could sign this petition if you would like to prevent people who are found to be ISIS members from returning to the UK:

Ban all ISIS members from returning to UK

Timeline

20 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Mar 2019

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