Submitted on Saturday 26th July 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 5th August 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it a crime for officials and institutions to knowingly lie to the UK public
Make it a criminal offence for public officials and institutions to knowingly lie or mislead the public in their official capacity. Create clear definitions, independent enforcement, and appropriate penalties such as fines, removal, or prosecution
There is currently no law preventing public officials or institutions from knowingly lying to the public. This undermines democracy, damages trust, and allows misinformation to spread unchecked. Citizens are held accountable for dishonesty, those in power should be too. When officials knowingly mislead the public, it erodes confidence in government, weakens institutions, and harms unity. Truth in public life is essential. Intentional deception should carry legal consequences.
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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.
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The following petition calls for a similar action:
Make it a criminal offence to mislead or lie in public office
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/712668
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