Petition · past parliament
Allow judicial review of decisions made by the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently decisions made by the Speaker are not justiciable, that is, the courts cannot be asked to review them.
Recent decisions of the Speaker concerning Standing Orders 24 and 48 and the issue of Queen’s Consent have meant the Speaker has changed the constitution and precipitated the current crisis. It is unacceptable in a modern democracy for one person to wield such power with no means for the people to challenge. Speaker’s important decisions such as this should be subject to the safeguard of judicial review to ensure they are lawfully, constitutionally and impartially made.q
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.