Rejected petition Make Polygamy Illegal for Foreign Citizens living in our Country.

It is grossly unfair that some citizens can have more than one wife, and claim benefits for them when it is ILLEGAL for UK citizens to do so.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We are not sure what specific action you are asking the Government or Parliament to take on this subject. Polygamy is illegal in the UK.

If you want to stop the payment of benefits to people in this situation you could sign this petition:

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

Date submitted 27 November 2015
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