{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782509.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":782509,"attributes":{"action":"Remove VAR from English professional football","background":"We want the UK Government to work with the relevant football governing bodies to review the use of VAR in English professional football, with a view to removing VAR from the professional game.","additional_details":"VAR was introduced to improve refereeing decisions, but it has also brought delays, interruptions and continued disagreement over subjective decisions.\r\n\r\nWe believe football should retain the authority of the on-field referee and preserve the speed, atmosphere and spontaneity of the game.\r\n\r\nWe are asking the Government to work with football’s governing bodies to review VAR, with a view to removing it from English professional football.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":14,"created_at":"2026-09-20T20:03:59.495Z","updated_at":"2026-10-05T13:07:06.526Z","rejected_at":"2026-10-05T13:07:05.174Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-20T20:36:30.000Z","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":"irrelevant","details":"Decisions about how to referee football matches is a matter for organisers, not the Government or House of Commons."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}