This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition A National Day of Mourning for children who died.
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Designate a calendar date , whereby all the loss of young life can be remembered on a day that the public can reflect on.
Because as a nation . we owe it to the innocents who were taken from their families , a day set aside to honour their memory. I am not asking for a Public Holiday , but a National Day of Reflection to cherish each lost child as a collective memory in the hearts of the nation.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.
It is up to individuals how to mourn, and outside of creating a bank holiday or providing funding for memorial services this is not something the Government or House of Commons is responsible for.
As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.