Petition Make it a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly mislead Parliament

The operation of our democracy requires the electorate to be able to place trust in statements made by the Government and its ministers.

Deception has no place in public life but is increasingly used as a means to an end.

Our Parliament must not become a post-truth institution.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

166 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 166 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 15 May 2019
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