Call referendum on introducing death penalty for certain offences
We call on the Government to conduct a referendum of whether to introduce the death penalty by hanging for offences of: treason, murder, rape and terrorism.
Signatures
525
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 525/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 525/100,000
- 09 MAR 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by John Lilley
Background
We believe that the technological advances and DNA testing facilities mean that judgements in relation to such crimes are likely to be accurate.