Petition · past parliament

Reinstate Capital Punishment, for crimes against children

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Hold a Referendum on bringing back the death penalty for crimes against children, as there would be a huge majority of the population in favour.

Why it was rejected

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

We understand you want a referendum to be held on the question of whether to re-introduce the death penalty, however it's not clear what 'crimes against children' you want this to apply to.

We already have a petition open calling for a very similar action, which you might like to sign:

'Hold a referendum on whether to reinstate the death penalty': Hold a referendum on whether to reinstate the death penalty

Timeline

4 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Dec 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Dec 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.