Petition · past parliament

Make desiccating a war memorial a criminal offence

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a criminal offence with the minimum sentence of 2yrs in prison
All to often people whilst protesting seem to think desiccating war memorial is acceptable and all to often they are an easy target, most veterans and citizens feel the same and want it to stop.
Many have lost brothers, sisters, son, daughters, friends etc.
All in the name of peace, civil rights, equality and freedom to express your views.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

5 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jun 2020

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