Submitted on Wednesday 10th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make it illegal to vandalise national monuments, statues & buildings in England
To vote on an act to give the police force the power to arrest anyone found vandalising a national monuments, statues or national buildings in England.
Thousands of pounds a year are spent cleaning up national monuments, statues and national buildings, this is due to protestors and general vandalism. The general public should not be able to deface or vandalise these national treasures in England.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Criminal damage, including vandalism, is already against the law. 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.
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
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