Petition
Hold a referendum on whether to allow devolution plans to go ahead
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To hold a referendum and to allow the people to have their say on whether they want these devolution plans to go ahead or not.
It's not fair that the goverment think they can make such a big decision about reforming our councils and our democratic election system without first asking the people if they even want this. This is too big a decision to simply think that goverment knows best. 'No taxation without representation'
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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Require local referenda when introducing new unitary and strategic authorities
Require local referenda when introducing new unitary and strategic authorities
Require local referenda when introducing new unitary and strategic authorities
Require local referenda when introducing new unitary and strategic authorities
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.