Submitted on Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make wearing balaclavas illegal
Make it an offence to wear a face-concealing garment in public when not necessary for legitimate activity, defining covered items to include balaclavas, full-face masks, and similar coverings that obscure identity.
Ban balaclavas in public to stop anonymised violence and intimidation. Concealment fuels moped gang robberies and aggressive street crime, prevents identification, and terrorises communities. A targeted prohibition with narrow exemptions will strip criminals of an easy anonymity tool, improve investigations, deter organised attacks, and restore public safety and confidence.
Moped gangs and people using these masks have to have their advantages taken from them.
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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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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Ban balaclavas to prevent crime
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/726978
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