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Protect the Union Jack

Submitted on Friday 19th June 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 5th August 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Protect the Union Jack

Petition Details

The Union Jack flag represents the UK.

It must be made a criminal offence to remove, deface or damage it in any way.

And furthermore, it must a right of every UK citizen to show, fly or display the Union Jack on their own property or in public without permission being required.

Additional Information

To preserve, protect and promote our national flag.


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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.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545

You do not need consent to fly the Union Jack presently. A guide on the rules for flying flags is available here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/flying_flags_guide.pdf

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