Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition A second referendum should include anyone above the age of 16

The Scottish referendum allowed anyone above the age of 16 to vote.

The decision to remain or to leave the European Union is one that will affect the youngest the most. This is a decision that should involve as many as possible.

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.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769

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