Rejected petition The right to buy should be brought back in the UK

Bring back the right to buy in Scotland and the UK

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Long standing tenants out government or local authority housing should have the right to buy after 3 years

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

A right to buy in Scotland, is something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:

https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-citizen-participation-and-public-petitions-committee

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Date submitted 26 November 2024
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