Petition · past parliament

Make the sale or use of a Sky Lantern in the UK illegal and a criminal offence.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Make the sale or use of a Sky Lantern in the UK illegal and a criminal offence.
Sky Lanterns, where a fire is used to raise a structure into the air is dangerous to persons, property, animals and the envonment

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: For the sake of wildlife & forests ban the release of balloons and sky lanterns.

Timeline

14 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 May 2020

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