Petition
Make it a criminal offence to destroy or deface the British flag
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a criminal offence to destroy or deface any British flag and be upheld and governed by the British public and police forces
Being British and proud to be British is becoming harder to display your patriotic values in our own country, and is being discriminated and unjustified for showing your proud, the values and standards of our country are in question and I fear that this movement will bring back a sense of pride to be in our country and uphold that value to freely fly our great country flag without prejudice and protect the right to fly our flag that our forefathers have died to protect for generations it is not just a flag, it our identity and must be protected.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Make destroying or vandalising the Union Flag a criminal offence
Make destroying or vandalising the Union Flag a criminal offence
Make destroying or vandalising the Union Flag a criminal offence
Make destroying or vandalising the Union Flag a criminal offence
Timeline
| 9 Aug 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Aug 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.