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Rejected petition Ban the use of fireworks to the public

Ban the use of fireworks to the public. Only allow licensed display teams to purchase them and use them for events. Such as new years, Chinese new year and Diwali

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To ease the call out on emergency services regarding fireworks being let off in residential areas and being used in an unsafe manner.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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

Ban the sale of fireworks to the public: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654005

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Date submitted 6 May 2024
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Rejected petition Ban the use of fireworks to the public

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