Petition
Stop the government from changing jury trial formats
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Keep things as they are!
By changing things in this way it will only exasperate the prison overcrowding or it will let criminals back onto our streets.
More emphasis should be on the efficiency and affectivity of the system as it stands.
More emphasis should be on the efficiency and affectivity of the system as it stands.
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
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
Timeline
| 2 Dec 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 7 Aug 2026.