Rejected petition: Mandate all electoral candidates to sign declaration of equal treatment for all
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To ensure all candidates for any public office are required to commit to equal treatment of all constituents, using the framework of legally defined protected characteristics. To be overseen by an independent and impartial office holder to prevent any discrimination and protect our communities.
Our public servants must lead the way on fair and equal treatment of all British citizens. Signing a declaration to commit to equal treatment should go some way to deterring those unable to act in line with the interests of all their constituents from standing for election. To deal with cases in which a party has failed to properly vet their candidates, we require an independent official to remove anyone whose language or policies do not comply with clearly defined required standards.
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. We don't know what you mean by equal treatment or what problem you are trying to mitigate.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.