Reform the UK petitions system

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We think that the government doesn't take petitions seriously enough and don't listen to the voice of its citizens, and that the current system is undemocratic.
We think the petitions system should be overhauled to force the government to be held accountable by its people.

We see it all too often - a petition reaching hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of signatures and the government offering the same response outlining nothing more than that they have no plans to change anything. And even if a petition reaches one hundred thousand signatures, there is no requirement for a debate to be held - this is not okay.
We think that a new system should be put in place to give more democratic power to the people living in the country to decide how it's run.

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.

You could start a new petition explaining what specific changes you would like to see made to the e-petitions system.

You may also wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:

Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action

Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures

Timeline

4 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
5 Nov 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Nov 2025

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