Rejected petition Make it illegal to vandalise national monuments, statues & buildings in England

To vote on an act to give the police force the power to arrest anyone found vandalising a national monuments, statues or national buildings in England.

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Thousands of pounds a year are spent cleaning up national monuments, statues and national buildings, this is due to protestors and general vandalism. The general public should not be able to deface or vandalise these national treasures in England.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Criminal damage, including vandalism, is already against the law. Decisions on whether to arrest and prosecute alleged offenders is a matter for local police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545

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

Date submitted 10 June 2020
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