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Ban the sale of fireworks to general public & restrict use to licensed displays.

Submitted on Sunday 9th November 2025

Rejected on Monday 8th December 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ban the sale of fireworks to general public & restrict use to licensed displays.

Petition Details

We ask the Government to ban the retail sale of fireworks to the general public and only allow their use at licensed, organised displays.

Additional Information

Fireworks cause fear and distress to pets, livestock, wildlife and vulnerable people and put pressure on emergency services. Every year, fireworks cause serious injuries and the deaths of many animals. Existing laws are often ignored and hard to enforce. Limiting fireworks to licensed displays would reduce injuries, antisocial behaviour and noise, while still allowing safe, community celebrations.


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732559

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