{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762677.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":762677,"attributes":{"action":"Restrict the Pay rise of the Members of N Ireland's Legislative Assembly (MLAs)","background":"Northern Ireland's Members of the Legislative Assembly are about to be awarded a £14.000 pay increase, which equals 27 per cent, of an increase \r\nI would respectfully request that this increase be limited to the UK's current rate of inflation, of between three and four per cent of a pay increase","additional_details":"I am a Pensioner who has worked all my life, including 30 years in the N Ireland Prison Service, in a difficult, challenging and dangerous enviroment\r\nTo be told that the people of all the various political parties in my country will be receiving such a staggeringly large increase in pay, when our country is in such deep financial trouble, is not only alarming but sets the wrong president to other people. As a pensioner, my pay increase was 4.1 per cent, and my politicians should follow suit.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2026-02-27T16:58:16.508Z","updated_at":"2026-03-27T18:12:08.998Z","rejected_at":"2026-03-27T18:12:09.000Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-28T12:27:20.000Z","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":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nDecisions about MLAs' pay are a matter for the Independent Remuneration Board, not the UK Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nYou can find out about the board here: https://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/members-salaries-and-expenses/independent-remuneration-board/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}