{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/779748.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":779748,"attributes":{"action":"Make feeding seagulls a criminal offence & introduce fines","background":"I would like the Government to pass a law that makes feeding seagulls a criminal offence and introduce fines for people who breach this law.","additional_details":"Feeding seagulls can unsettle people’s lives, which include impacting people’s sleep quality due to being woken up by seagulls, as well as seagulls scratching car roofs, damaging plants, and fouling in gardens, cars and paths which can act as a health hazard. In addition, it can impact people’s quality of life, especially when seagulls swoop down towards adults and children.\r\n \r\nIn addition, feeding seagulls can result in rats and other vermin being attracted. The feeding of seagulls has become a serious issue not just for myself, but for many residents in my local community.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":25,"closing_date":"2027-03-16","created_at":"2026-08-15T18:31:30.403Z","updated_at":"2026-09-16T15:18:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-16T08:39:42.232Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-17T11:15:00.000Z","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":"Lynsey Watson","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":25}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West Norfolk","ons_code":"E14001405","mp":"James Wild MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Redcar","ons_code":"E14001440","mp":"Rt Hon Anna Turley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Alloa and Grangemouth","ons_code":"S14000064","mp":"Brian Leishman MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North East Fife","ons_code":"S14000100","mp":"Wendy Chamberlain MP","signature_count":18},{"name":"Paisley and Renfrewshire South","ons_code":"S14000102","mp":"Johanna Baxter MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Perth and Kinross-shire","ons_code":"S14000103","mp":"Pete Wishart MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":22}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}