Guilt determined by peers to be a fundamental right

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Today David lammy announced an attack on a fundamental part of UK identity and justice announcing the right to trial by jury to be limited in all but the most extreme offences.

This is a fundamental principle of British identity and uk justice.... Guilt decided by your peers.

Only 3% of cases go to a trial by jury so the reasoning behind jury trial removal is incoherent.... It will not clear court back logs.

Further the potential for over reach and justice being met out without public consent is an abhorrent attack on British values

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

2 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
9 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Jan 2026

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