Petition · past parliament
Discuss all petitions posed to government, regardless of platform created on
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Discuss all petitions posed to government regardless of whether these are created through the government website or other petitioning websites or platforms. The names signed on other websites are just as representative of public concern as those on the government website.
MP Reece Mogg recently explained that a petition signed by over a quarter of a million brits was thrown out of government on the basis that it hadn't been through the government website. However, the website the petition was on (change.org) follows the same screening process as the parliament website. Under parliamentary procedure petitions signed by 10,000 people will get a response from the government, with those signed by more than 100,000 people considered for debate in parliament.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.