Make 'stolen valour' - false claims about military service - a criminal offence

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What the petition asks

At the moment, in UK , 'stolen valour'" is only a crime if linked with fraud. If you pretend to have served in Her Majesty's Armed Forces and you haven't then you should be brought to account by law. Impersonation of a police officer is a crime, so why not make false claims about military service?

Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates a member of a police force or special constable, or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is such a member or constable, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

We want an equivalent offence, with similar penalties, should be put in place for people who make false claims about being, or having been, in the armed forces.

Timeline

27 Jun 2022	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jan 2023	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 124

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Defence

Opened 27 Jun 2022

Closed 10 Jan 2023

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