Petition

Stop people raising pointless petitions, intent on overriding democracy.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Petitions need to be examined to see if they will actually be debated.
Having pointless petitions makes a mockery of the genuine ones.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

The Petitions Committee checks e-petitions against standards before accepting or rejecting them.

The full standards for e-petitions can be found here: https://petition.parliament.uk/help#standards

Timeline

24 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
24 Dec 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Dec 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 28 Jul 2026.