This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Stop Andy Burnham imposing extra funding for Greater Manchester police.

Council tax payers already pay for policing in Greater Manchester yet the City Mayor wants to add an extra £10 to each household to cover the cost of the police force failing to operate competently.

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Costs like this should not be forced onto council tax payers and councils should be brought to task on there own failings.

This petition was rejected

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 Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about changes to local council tax are a matter for individual local authorities, not the Government or Parliament. As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.

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