Rejected petition Make it illegal to have more than one wife if you live in the UK.

Immigrants are settling in the UK and bringing their wives and children with them, this could be 2,3,or more wives per husband and 4,8,12 children and having more children in the UK, they are all claiming benefits and putting a strain on our resources. This is bigamy and should be stopped.

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.

Bigamy is already illegal in the UK.In response to a previous petition, the Government has said:

"Polygamous marriages which take place abroad may be recognised but will make a household no better off under the benefit system."

You can read the full response here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/108431

You could start a new petition calling on the Government to change its policy and no longer recognise polygamous marriages.

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Date submitted 22 July 2016
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