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Petition · past parliament

Restart the process of passing the Desecration of War Memorials Bill.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to restart the process of passing the Desecration of War Memorials Bill.
Our war memorials are key elements of our national heritage and remembrance. They are increasingly under threat and our police forces claim they do not have the powers to prevent their desecration. Passing the Desecration of War Memorials Bill would enable that.

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 a similar action: Make climbing on, damaging or defacing war memorials a specific offence

Timeline

16 Nov 2023 Petition opened for signatures
6 Dec 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Dec 2023

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