Submitted on Saturday 13th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
A memorial to the men of the West Africa Squadron who died to stop slavery
Raise a statue or other significant memorial to the men of the Royal Navy West Africa Squadron who gave their lives to stop slavery. The statue or memorial should be in Central London, within 1 mile approximately of the Houses of Parliament.
This would help to balance the historical record and display the positive aspects of Britain’s struggle to stop slavery. It would be a focus of moderate thought and a symbol of social harmony and integration.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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 or request a new monument or statue be erected 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
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Commission a memorial to the victims of the slave trade: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325358
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