Petition

Immediately Rescind David Lammy's Proposal to Conditionally Scrap Trial by Jury

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

According to the BBC "Justice Secretary David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing rape, murder, manslaughter or other cases passing a public interest test." This is wrong and should be stopped.
Trial by Jury is an essential right because it holds one accountable to their peers and the community at large. The Jury is the body that decides because the outcome is in their interest. The courts, and the government at large, have a different set of interests beholden to undemocratic institutions. Thus, scrapping of trial by jury significantly undermines the process of justice. When the government decides what is public interest, they decide who has the right to a jury, this is authoritarian.

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:

Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases

Timeline

25 Nov 2025 Petition opened for signatures
31 Dec 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Dec 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.