Rejected petition: Petition to Preserve the Right to Trial by Jury in England
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Maintain the right to trial by jury in English courts and reject any proposals that restrict or remove its availability, ensuring this essential safeguard of fair and transparent justice remains in place.
Trial by jury is a long-standing safeguard that ensures fairness, public trust and democratic participation in the justice system. Limiting it concentrates power in the state and risks undermining confidence in legal decisions. Protecting jury trials preserves transparency and strengthens the rule of law.
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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.