{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/738526.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":738526,"attributes":{"action":"Give Reading City Status","background":"I want the government to give Reading in Berkshire City Status. So Reading will become a city in the UK.","additional_details":"Reading is the largest town in the UK with a population of over 350k. It is diverse and has almost everything. Places like Milton Keynes which is not as big, lower population have city status but not Reading? It's about time Reading gets the city status it has deserved for years.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2025-08-20T12:30:26.086Z","updated_at":"2025-09-01T14:14:16.080Z","rejected_at":"2025-09-01T14:14:16.082Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-08-20T13:04:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"local","details":"We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.\r\n\r\nYou could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.\r\n\r\nYou can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\r\n\r\nAnd you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/\r\n\r\nWe only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}