Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Mandatory three-month prison sentence for damage to war memorials or statues

Closed 3,177 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to make damaging war memorials or statutes a specific criminal offence, with a mandatory three-month prison sentence.
I feel that current offences and associated sentences do not go far enough, and this will ensure that people guilty of damaging war memorials or statutes face a suitable punishment.

It should also mean that those that do carry out these abhorrent acts will know they face a prison sentence if found guilty.

Timeline

3 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
3 May 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,177
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 3 Nov 2022
Closed 3 May 2023

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