{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/775067.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":775067,"attributes":{"action":"Reform e-petitions: lower thresholds, stop closures, create direct path to law","background":"Reform the e-petitions system. Lower the 10,000 and 100,000 thresholds. Ban arbitrary closures unless three independent experts certify a petition is physically impossible or outside UK jurisdiction. Make petitions hitting the top threshold become binding Public Bills for a mandatory Commons vote.","additional_details":"The e-petitions system is a dead-end. 10,000 signatures gets a copy-paste reply; 100,000 gets a non-binding debate the Government can ignore. High thresholds suppress citizen legislation. The Committee can reject petitions unchecked. We propose: no closure unless three independent experts unanimously certify it is physically impossible or outside UK powers. Lower thresholds and make top petitions become binding Public Bills for a mandatory Commons vote.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-06-25T14:13:18.827Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T09:57:06.014Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-24T09:57:04.331Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-25T14:22:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"Unclear - the petition is not clear on how the text of a petition becomes a bill, what happens when the petition is about a subject on which a bill would not be legally appropriate or effective, what expertise the experts are supposed to have and in what way they are supposed to be independent - nor is it clear what new thresholds should apply."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}