PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Reform the UK petitions system

We think that the government doesn't take petitions seriously enough and don't listen to the voice of its citizens, and that the current system is undemocratic. We think the petitions system should be overhauled to force the government to be held accountable by its people.

Last fetched 19 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 15/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 15/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Oct – Nov 2025

05 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. You could start a new petition explaining what specific changes you would like to see made to the e-petitions system. You may also wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions: Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736968 Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736129
04 OCT 2025
Petition created

Background

We see it all too often - a petition reaching hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of signatures and the government offering the same response outlining nothing more than that they have no plans to change anything. And even if a petition reaches one hundred thousand signatures, there is no requirement for a debate to be held - this is not okay.
We think that a new system should be put in place to give more democratic power to the people living in the country to decide how it's run.