PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Do not remove trial by jury
The Justice Secretary announced that trial by jury would be scrapped for crimes with sentences less than 3 years. We want the government to not do this, since it is a threat to democracy and to human rights.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Background
Removing trial by jury would threaten democracy if a government were to come into power that arrests people for simply disagreeing with them. Trial by jury protects the human right of right to a fair trial by introducing unbiased members of the public.
Additionally, the reason of the "backlog" can be solved by more funding to courts/judges, and should at least have an end date if that were the reason, which is not present in the reforms, which is especially dangerous for the reason above.