Protect Britain's statues · petition

What the petition asks

We want all statues protected and kept in situ. Robert Milligan's statue should be returned to its former place.

Educational, unbiased plaques can be placed next to statues, so that future generations may learn from the past.

Statues in the UK represent the country's rich history. At the moment, a large number of statues affiliated with colonialism and the slave trade are at risk or have already been removed without consent. These violations and acts of vandalism concern the nation as a whole and have been undertaken without democratic consent.

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:

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments

Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues

Timeline

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