Petition · past parliament
Make fines a certain percentage of the offender's income.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a system where a fine is a percentage of the offender's income, not a fixed amount as it is now.
Introduce a system where fines are a percentage of someones income.
It means the richer members of our society won't just be handed with a simple fine they will be able to easily pay off, that lower income people wouldn't be able to afford so easily. An example of this can be seen through many celebrities who continue to break coronavirus regulations as they can afford to.
It would reduce inequalities in our system where the more fortunate can afford to break the law.
It means the richer members of our society won't just be handed with a simple fine they will be able to easily pay off, that lower income people wouldn't be able to afford so easily. An example of this can be seen through many celebrities who continue to break coronavirus regulations as they can afford to.
It would reduce inequalities in our system where the more fortunate can afford to break the law.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.