Petition · past parliament
Stop legal aid to anyone who arrives in the country illegally
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Entering the uk without I.d or a passport is illegal so why should anyone who arrives in the country illegally be able to claim asylum using legal aid when it's the taxpayers money when we don't know who they are?
Stop using taxpayers money to fund legal aid to anyone entering the country illegally
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Dec 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.