Petition · past parliament

A Minimum 5 year sentence against the desecration of Any National Monument.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should make it a specific crime to damage a National Monument and that it should carry a minimum sentence. Due to the vandalism against so many monuments that are of Historical interest and Heritage. The destruction of British History must stop .

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jun 2020

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