This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reinstate Edward Colston Statue
Reinstate Edward Colston Statue to its former condition
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We should not tolerate mindless vandals destroying our monuments, these people should be punished. This is criminal damage and should not be tolerated by our justice system or the public. It brings our justice system in to disrepute by allowing this type of behaviour. re Criminal Damage Act 1971.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
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.