Hold a referendum on whether to reinstate the Death Penalty for serious crimes.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The people of the UK should have the choice on whether or not the death sentence should be implemented for all serious crimes committed in the UK

Convicted terrorists, mass murderers, serial rapists, paedophiles, child killers, police and other emergency services killers, major drug dealers and people who commit treason, where undeniable proof has been offered in a court of law should have a mandatory death sentence passed down to them. The people need to be given the choice about whether or not the death penalty is reintroduced.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you want to restore the death penalty, but we're not sure what you mean by "serious crimes" or "undeniable proof" and how this would be decided.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

2 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
14 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Dec 2020

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