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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

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There are a number of pairs of diametrically opposed e-petitions (for instance for and against the ban on capital punishment).

It would be simpler and more transparent if all petitions allowed signatures in support AND in opposition (no more than one signature per person in total).

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.