Petition · Ministry of Defence
Make the destruction or scrapping of UK military medals a criminal offence
Open for signatures
80 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a criminal offence to destroy or scrap officially issued UK military medals. Rising silver prices and a lucrative collectors' market mean medals are being melted down for profit, engraved names erased and service details and irreplaceable records of those who served destroyed forever.
Scrapping or damaging medals erases personal and national history. These honours deserve legal protection to stop their permanent loss for furure generations.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
80
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Defence
Opened
5 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.