Petition · past parliament
Hold a referendum on whether to reinstate the Death Penalty for serious crimes.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
We, the people of the UK should have the choice on whether or not the option of a death sentence should be available for terrorists, mass murderers, serial rapists, paedophiles, child killers, police killers, drug lords and people who commit treason and all other serious crimes.
The UK is a democracy, and as such the people should have the choice on whether or not to bring back the death penalty.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.