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Rejected petition: No detention centre(s) in Portsmouth or the Isle of Wight.

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Very simply put this petition is to stop detention centres being built in Portsmouth or the Isle of Wight. This is to prevent further illegal migrants targeting Hampshire.


Why was this petition rejected?

It requests action at a local level.

We can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.

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We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.