Petition · past parliament
UK Police Department - Reformation needed
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
To give value to the taxpayer by giving the power to decide and eliminate the danger of government control that can involve institutional abuses.
Direct responsibility for the work of each police officer.
Annual assessment of the behavior of each policeman by an independent body made up of citizens and ordinary individuals.
Complete online filing (with photos) of each agent.
Serial identification number always visible.
Total elimination of the privacy of any agent of any department during working hours.
Prohibition of financing and donations by individuals or organizations.
Election of the chief of police by the citizens.
Annual assessment of the behavior of each policeman by an independent body made up of citizens and ordinary individuals.
Complete online filing (with photos) of each agent.
Serial identification number always visible.
Total elimination of the privacy of any agent of any department during working hours.
Prohibition of financing and donations by individuals or organizations.
Election of the chief of police by the citizens.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.
Your petition refers to the "UK Police Department", but in the UK there are 48 civilian police forces. Operational decisions about how the operations of individual police forces, such as annual assessments, online filing and identification numbers, are a matter for each police force, and professional policing bodies, not the Government or House of Commons.
You can find out more about policing in the UK here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8582/
We could accept a petition calling for changes to the rules that govern policing in the UK, but it would need to be clear what changes you want to be made.
Your petition refers to the "UK Police Department", but in the UK there are 48 civilian police forces. Operational decisions about how the operations of individual police forces, such as annual assessments, online filing and identification numbers, are a matter for each police force, and professional policing bodies, not the Government or House of Commons.
You can find out more about policing in the UK here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8582/
We could accept a petition calling for changes to the rules that govern policing in the UK, but it would need to be clear what changes you want to be made.
Timeline
| 15 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.