Rejected petition Ban the islamic state flag in the UK

Rejected on 6 March 2019

I believe that the islamic state flag is avdvertising the terrorist group and should be banned in the UK

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can't accept your petition because it is already a criminal offence to carry or display articles in public in such a way as arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a supporter of an organisation such as ISIS.

You can find out more here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/783067/proscribed-terrorist-organisations.pdf

We therefore unsure what further action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

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