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Expand the offence of wasting police time to social services and anonymous tips

Submitted by Tom douglas on Monday 8th December 2025

Published on Tuesday 20th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 20th July 2026

Current Signatures: 31
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Anonymous ~ Expand ~ False ~ Police ~ Social Services ~ The Offence ~ tips ~ Warning

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Popularity

This petition has 31 signatures in total, with signatories from 24 constituencies. That makes it the 1,974th most popular open petition, and the 36,002nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 8% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 16% (average).

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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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