Limit the sale and use of fireworks.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Limit the type of firework on sale to the general public to category F1 (indoor) and Silent/low noise F2.

Limit the dates they can be used to Bonfire Night,
New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year ONLY.

Frequently, people buy fireworks and start letting them off on 31st October for Halloween. They are then setting them off between Halloween and bonfire night, then again at Christmas, and again at New year. It is non-stop. It is difficult to predict when they might be set off, and as such it is difficult to prepare for them when you have people with additional needs at home and when you have animals. They cause distress and anxiety, and can make already serious medical conditions such as seizures life-threatening.

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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Require 1 week's notice be given of any use of fireworks in a residential area
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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Dec 2020

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