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Prevent the Government from widening the scope of combat immunity.

Submitted on Wednesday 8th March 2017

Published on Monday 13th March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 1,051

Petition Action

Prevent the Government from widening the scope of combat immunity.

Petition Details

Servicemen and women injured during combat will be shut out of the justice system under new Government plans to widen the scope of combat immunity to stop claims of negligence coming to court.

Additional Information

Under the proposals, combat immunity - which provides an exemption from legal liability for members of the armed forces and the government - would apply to all claims brought by those in combat, even when failings occurred far from the battlefield.


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