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Falsifying being in the Military should be made a Criminal Offence in the UK

Submitted on Monday 14th August 2023

Rejected on Monday 21st August 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Falsifying being in the Military should be made a Criminal Offence in the UK

Petition Details

The UK Government to make it unlawful for an individual to make false claims about serving in the Military; which should be made a Criminal Offence in the United Kingdom, which includes, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Territories

Additional Information

The UK Government to make it unlawful for an individual to make false claims about being in the Military Service and/or claim that they served; should be made a Criminal Offence in the United Kingdom which includes England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and including it's Territories. There is growing trend in the UK that individuals disclose untruths concerning their Military Service, which also include the wearing of Military Regalia such as medals, berets, rank etc, which should be stopped.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It is already against the against the law for a civilian to wear a uniform of the armed forces without authorization, and false claims of military service used to obtain money or other enrichment are prosecuted under the general crime of fraud.

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