Petitions/Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
StatusClosed
Opened26 Aug 2025
Closes26 Feb 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We call on the UK Government to introduce a legislation that makes petitions enforceable whenever they gain a high number of signatures. Currently Petitions may be debated in Parliament or receive a gov response but they aren't enforceable. The government must remember that they work for us

We propose that when a specified level of signatures is reached, there should be a legally binding obligation on the government to act upon the petition. Any action would have to reside in the boundaries of law, and would not breach human rights or the constitution. Having a legally binding petitioning process will improve the ability of government accountability, enable individuals to have a direct influence in policy making, and demonstrate that public petitions are actually taken seriously.

102Total signatures
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100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

John Cooper
1John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
3
Mary Kelly Foy
2Mary Kelly Foy MP
City of Durham
2
Sarah Russell
3Sarah Russell MP
Congleton
2
Grahame Morris
4Grahame Morris MP
Easington
2
Sir Edward Leigh
5Sir Edward Leigh MP
Gainsborough
2
Jack Abbott
6Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
2
David Smith
7David Smith MP
North Northumberland
2
Alison Hume
8Alison Hume MP
Scarborough and Whitby
2
David Williams
9David Williams MP
Stoke-on-Trent North
2
Steve Darling
10Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
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