Submitted by Karen Elizabeth Stevenson on Tuesday 4th February 2025
Published on Tuesday 25th March 2025
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 25th September 2025
Signatures: 2,472
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Make "Stolen Valour" a Criminal Offence
We would like the Government to make the act of "Stolen Valour" a Criminal Offence. Stolen valour involves falsely claiming military service, rank or medallic recognition.
We would like the offence to include the wearing of uniform and/or medals not awarded to the individual.
We believe that current legislation is not effective enough and there have been several recent cases. It is a huge insult to those who have fought for our country, those injured and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives.
Currently, only a few European countries adopt the same position as the UK as evidenced in the House of Commons Library research briefing ""Stolen Valour": An
international comparison", dated 9th July 2024.
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