Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M

Closed 238 signatures

What the petition asks

Reform the petition system so that petitions reaching 1 million signatures trigger a parliamentary vote on the issue within 6 months, and petitions reaching 5 million signatures trigger a national referendum. This can help ensure the public’s voice leads to action, not just debate.

At present a digital ID petition has nearly 3 million signatures, the Online Safety Act petition exceeded 500,000, and multiple petitions on illegal migration and benefits have huge support - yet we feel the government has dismissed them all. Currently, ministers can ignore millions of concerned citizens after a brief debate. We believe mandatory votes at 1M signatures and referendums at 5M would force government to act on issues the public cares deeply about, restoring accountability to a broken system.

Timeline

14 Nov 2025	Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2026	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 238

Status Closed

Department Cabinet Office

Opened 14 Nov 2025

Closed 14 May 2026

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