Rejected petition Reform the UK petitions system
We think that the government doesn't take petitions seriously enough and don't listen to the voice of its citizens, and that the current system is undemocratic.
We think the petitions system should be overhauled to force the government to be held accountable by its people.
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We see it all too often - a petition reaching hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of signatures and the government offering the same response outlining nothing more than that they have no plans to change anything. And even if a petition reaches one hundred thousand signatures, there is no requirement for a debate to be held - this is not okay.
We think that a new system should be put in place to give more democratic power to the people living in the country to decide how it's run.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining what specific changes you would like to see made to the e-petitions system.
You may also wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736968
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736129
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.