Rejected petition: Reject plans to cut jury trials and uphold the right to trial by jury.
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Jury trials are a fundamental part of a fair justice system and protect defendants’ rights. Recent proposals to replace many jury trials with judge-only trials endanger centuries-old legal protections and risk miscarriages of justice.
Record-high court backlogs should be addressed by improving court funding and resources — not by eroding the right to a jury trial. Removing or limiting jury trials may disproportionately affect vulnerable groups, reduce public confidence in justice, and undermine transparency and fairness.
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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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751480We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.