Petition Call a Referendum on the restoration of the death penalty for serious crimes

We call upon the Government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should restore the death penalty.

In the event of a Yes to Restoration Vote

we call upon the Government to restore the death penalty for those convicted of the most heinous crimes.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

213 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 213 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 28 February 2016
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