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Call referendum on introducing death penalty for certain offences

Submitted by John Lilley on Friday 30th January 2026

Published on Monday 9th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 9th September 2026

Current Signatures: 523
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Crime ~ death penalty ~ Hanging ~ Murdered ~ Penalty ~ Referendum ~ Terror ~ testing ~ TREASON

Petition Action

Call referendum on introducing death penalty for certain offences

Petition Details

We call on the Government to conduct a referendum of whether to introduce the death penalty by hanging for offences of: treason, murder, rape and terrorism.

Additional Information

We believe that the technological advances and DNA testing facilities mean that judgements in relation to such crimes are likely to be accurate.

If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.

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