Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Make Holocaust denial in the United Kingdom illegal.
Closed
337 signatures
What the petition asks
Holocaust denial is commonly associated with certain racist propaganda, and is illegal in several European countries and Israel. Shamefully the United Kingdom hasn't taken this step. Efforts to conceal the historical record are deep-rooted in anti-Semitism and discrimination.
We call on the Government to launch a public consultation into anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the United Kingdom, following with a published report into this horror. This would bring some peace to British Jews and ancestors of Holocaust victims, who do not want to see their families names tarnished. Wednesday, 27 January 2021 represents Holocaust Memorial Day, a day of commemoration to the dead and suffering of the Holocaust. A point must be made about the scourge of Holocaust denial.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
337
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
16 Jul 2020
Closed
16 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.