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Make it a criminal offence to mislead or lie in public office

Submitted by Michael Jones on Monday 6th January 2025

Published on Wednesday 5th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 5th September 2025

Signatures: 202

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Tagged with

Agreement ~ country ~ Criminal ~ Democrats ~ Elections ~ Haven ~ Law ~ Manifesto ~ New law ~ Officers ~ Parliamentary ~ Pledges ~ Prevent ~ Standards

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 202 signatures in total, with signatories from 158 constituencies. That makes it the 16,079th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 40% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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