No future UK Govt should prevent or impede Scotland from deciding it's future.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

This petition seeks assurances in upholding the long held convention that the people of Scotland alone have the right to determine their future.

It will achieve this by compelling any and all future UK Governments to permit Scotland to hold a legal, democratic vote on its future if so requested.

The claim of right for Scotland motion:

https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CDP-2018-0171

"We, gathered as the Scottish Constitutional Convention, do hereby acknowledge the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of Government best suited to their needs."

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 exactly what you would like the UK Government to do to compel future governments to take this action.

You might like to sign this petition, which calls on the UK Government to change the law to allow the Scottish Parliament to make the decision on whether to hold a referendum on Scottish independence:

To grant a section 30 order to allow a 2nd referendum on Scottish Independence.

Timeline

29 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Jun 2019

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