{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/784576.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":784576,"attributes":{"action":"Declare a National Security Emergency at Our Maritime Border with France.","background":"Use emergency powers under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to mobilise the military to close our Maritime Border with France to stop illegal entries.  \r\n\r\nTo use emergency powers to use Secure accommodation to process any illegal arrivals.","additional_details":"The Government has failed to secure the Maritime Border with France. \r\n\r\nThe Border is open, uncontrolled and unprotected. \r\n\r\nThe Government should use emergency powers under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to \r\n- Create new offences for illegal entry via a small boat \r\n- Mobilise the military to close the Maritime Border to illegal entry.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-10-14T16:19:07.922Z","updated_at":"2026-11-05T14:02:00.475Z","rejected_at":"2026-11-05T14:01:52.786Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-15T11:16:20.000Z","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":"Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.\r\n\r\nWe're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. There are already offences for entering the UK illegally: https://www.cps.gov.uk/prosecution-guidance/immigration.\r\n\r\nYou could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, such as changing or introducing a new law. \r\n\r\nYou may also wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: \r\n\r\nDeploy the Royal Navy to turn illegal small boats back to France \r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/778181\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}