Cover up and protect statues in areas where a protest will be held.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We have seen recently the unnecessary defacing of our national statues and memorials (including the cenotaph). the government should allow peaceful protest however it must also take steps to ensure that our monuments are rightly protected.

These are pieces of history, if a group or a person wishes to have a monument taken down then they should appeal through the relevant channels. Nobody should be allowed to wantonly deface and destroy statues or monuments that have stood and been enjoyed for generations, the government should take the necessary steps to ensure that monuments and statues are protected in an area that is going to be used to protest irregardless of the movement.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Deciding how to manage protests is a decision for individual local authorities and police forces, not the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jun 2020

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