Petition Provide a clear and open way to reply to government responses to petitions

The petitions website was set up as a way for the electorate to influence policy and hold the government to account. While this is an excellent tool for improving communication between the public and the government, the responses are frequently dismissive with no recourse for the public to reply.

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When responses are dismissive or ignore the core concerns of the people, it increases disillusionment and leads to disenfranchisement. In order to improve the power of this democratic tool to hold the government to account, there needs to be a clear, open and visible way for the public to reply to the government responses.

Please provide a way for the public to reply and engage with government responses to improve the power of this tool.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

150 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 150 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 5 February 2017
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The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.