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Stop the removal/graffiti of Statues, Monuments and Historical Landmarks

Submitted on Tuesday 9th June 2020

Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop the removal/graffiti of Statues, Monuments and Historical Landmarks

Petition Details

I believe that our culture and history should remain in the UK.
I think removing these monuments and statues would remove our history and learning for future generations.
We should also be protecting them under law, Criminal Damage Act 1971

Additional Information

Protect our monuments and history


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545

Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.

The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues

Decisions on whether to arrest and prosecute alleged offenders is a matter for local police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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