Rejected petition Ensure the integrity of committee members meet appropriate minimum standards

We the British public expect our representitives to have standards of integrity comensurate with their position in Government. We demand a vetting process which prevents MP's under criminal invesigation passing laws or judgements over others.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what minimum standards you would like to be applied, and how the vetting process could work.

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Date submitted 1 November 2016
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