PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Do not scrap trial by jury
The government has announced plans to scrap trial by jury for alleged crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than three years. I believe this is fundamentally wrong and that the government should not have the power to do so.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 11/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 11/100,000
Background
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of the British legal system to remove this would be fundamentally wrong. Removing the right to a trial by jury is a step towards authoritarianism and leave the legal system open to huge corruption. This must be stopped and the Justice Secretary should resign.