Petition · past parliament
Stop Legal Aid for non UK Citizens
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Legal aid should not , under any circumstances be used by non UK citizens.
Rapist and Murderers use the legal finance system to fight their extradition after committing these crimes.
Extradition should happen
Rapist and Murderers use the legal finance system to fight their extradition after committing these crimes.
Extradition should happen
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what you would like the happen.
We aren't sure whether you would like legal aid to only be available to British citizens or not be available to non-British citizens who've been convicted of certain offences such as rape and murder.
You could start a new petition setting out clearly what you would like to happen.
We aren't sure whether you would like legal aid to only be available to British citizens or not be available to non-British citizens who've been convicted of certain offences such as rape and murder.
You could start a new petition setting out clearly what you would like to happen.
Timeline
| 16 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.