Petition · past parliament

Set the people free, Stop slavery, repeal all laws above natural, common law

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The compulsory registration of births with government agencies is a practice that originated in the U.K in 1853. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_certificate, before this people were born FREE MEN and WOMAN
The certification is signed by the registrar, who is commissioned by the government or state agency, which is a permanent or semi-permanent organization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_agency
We are not numbers or articles or objects to be traded. REPEAL ALL LAWS above COMMON LAW

Why it was rejected

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

We're not sure what you mean by "repeal all laws above common law". We could accept a petition to change the rules around birth registrations, if there's a specific change that you'd like to see.

Timeline

1 Aug 2023 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2023

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