Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Re-Introduce Capital Punishment

Closed 410 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned ask the Government to reinstating the death penalty.
We the undersigned believe that serious crimes, such as child murder, and crimes such as murdering emergency services’ personnel whilst on duty, should carry the death penalty.

We believe people who commit the most heinous crimes against others should not be spending the rest of their lives behind prison bars whilst victims and the families of victims suffer.

Timeline

29 Aug 2023 Petition opened for signatures
29 Feb 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 410
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 29 Aug 2023
Closed 29 Feb 2024

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