Petition · past parliament

Melt down the slave owner statues or put them out of sight (NOT IN A MUSEUM)

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Putting these statues in a museum is glorifying the past they come with. So the government should not allow them to go into museums. It honestly looks like they were taken down to protect them when we want them taken down as they are shameful.
There are books and the internet to learn from so they do not need to be in museums. Instead alternatives should be considered such as pictures, holograms, video clips and just information. A statue is too much of a glamorised symbol.

Why it was rejected

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

Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.

The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade

Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal

Timeline

11 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jun 2020

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