Petition · past parliament
Prohibit the UK Government from electronically tagging Asylum Seekers.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK governments plans to electronically surveillance and monitor asylum seekers crossing the English Channel should be prohibited immediately and permanently. The government should seek alternative means to support the welfare and safety of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel to the UK.
Asylum seekers traveling to the UK via what the government terms “unnecessary and dangerous routes” could be fitted with GPS tagging systems.
Some asylum seekers could also be subject to curfews and exclusions from certain locations with the potential for detention and prosecution.
This punitive approach has the real potential to cause exponential suffering to those already fleeing war, persecution, famine, discrimination and poverty.
The plans should be prohibited immediately.
Some asylum seekers could also be subject to curfews and exclusions from certain locations with the potential for detention and prosecution.
This punitive approach has the real potential to cause exponential suffering to those already fleeing war, persecution, famine, discrimination and poverty.
The plans should be prohibited immediately.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: End pilot scheme of electronically tagging asylum-seeking people
Timeline
| 23 Jun 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.