PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Introduce public votes and a public oversight committee for major decisions.

We call on the Government to require binding public votes on all major national decisions, and to establish a publicly elected oversight committee, one member per county, to ensure fairness and transparency. Together this provides double protection for democracy. Prevents unfair major decisions.

Last fetched 19 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 10/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 10/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Sept – Nov 2025

14 NOV 2025
Petition rejected
no-action
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, we're not exactly sure what you mean by a "major decision" or how you would like a public oversight committee to work. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. We've published the following petition which you may wish to sign: Give UK citizens the right to veto laws by national referendum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/726955
29 SEPT 2025
Petition created

Background

We want Parliament to pass a law giving the public a direct say on all major national decisions. Binding public votes should be required for issues such as NHS contracts, foreign tech deals, privatisations, or constitutional reforms. A publicly elected committee, with one member per county, would oversee these votes to ensure fairness and transparency. This double protection would prevent unfair major decisions being forced through without consent.