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Petition · past parliament

Let the Scottish Government decide the time/date for an independence referendum

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it mandatory that any UK government has to let the Scottish Government have powers regarding independence wether it is UDI or a democratic process.

Why it was rejected

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

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

Timeline

12 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jul 2019

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