Petitions tagged with "Held"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Simplify new Customs procedures for EU and Ireland freight import / export
  Open from Wednesday 3rd March 2021 to Friday 3rd September 2021
  194 signatures

• Hold a referendum on planned changes to trial by jury
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  186 signatures so far

• Automatic upgrade to A2 licence after four years with CBT certificates
  Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
  185 signatures

• Ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2024, six years earlier than planned
  Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
  185 signatures

• Stop breed-specific legislation and euthanising banned dogs.
  Open from Monday 18th November 2024 to Sunday 18th May 2025
  184 signatures

• Random Microchip Checks and Harsher Penalties for Abandoning Cats
  Open from Tuesday 20th May 2025 to Thursday 20th November 2025
  176 signatures

• Make the pensions of former Prime Ministers performance-based
  Open from Wednesday 12th March 2025 to Friday 12th September 2025
  175 signatures

• Hold a general election in December 2021
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  170 signatures

• Require all children’s play centres to provide two dedicated SEN sessions a week
  Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
  170 signatures

• Create an independent body to regulate the personal development industry
  Open from Friday 25th February 2022 to Thursday 25th August 2022
  168 signatures

• Suspend Council Tax collection in areas with delays to Local Elections
  Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
  167 signatures so far

• Make it a specific criminal offence to lie about being bitten by a dog
  Open from Friday 29th August 2025 to Saturday 28th February 2026
  167 signatures

• Release unredacted medical records to Nuclear Test Veterans.
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  163 signatures so far

• Urge the UN and India to carry out a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  161 signatures

• Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  160 signatures

• Recall the mayor of London mid-term: amend the GLA to include recall provisions
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  160 signatures

• Hold a referendum on any changes to or repeal of the Human Rights Act
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  160 signatures

• Ban MPs from accepting any gifts or donations from businesses and individuals
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  158 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for the media to shame victims of romance fraud
  Open from Wednesday 12th March 2025 to Friday 12th September 2025
  151 signatures

• Hold Developers More Accountable in New Builds to Help Protect Nature
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  149 signatures so far

• Public inquiry into public bodies' Equality Act interpretation
  Open from Thursday 17th July 2025 to Saturday 17th January 2026
  145 signatures

• Impose penalties on MPs for deceit
  Open from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 24th June 2025
  142 signatures

• Ensure couriers are fully responsible for delivery issues & introduce penalties
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  137 signatures so far

• Hold a General Election once every twelve months
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  135 signatures

• Keep Local Government LOCAL. Stop plans for county scale unitary authorities.
  Open from Thursday 20th February 2025 to Wednesday 20th August 2025
  135 signatures

• Revoke immunity from prosecution for sovereigns or other heads of State
  Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
  123 signatures

• Extend the Freedom of Information Act to cover Members of Parliament
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  118 signatures

• Create legislation that stops MP's from changing parties once voted in.
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  116 signatures so far

• Require primary legislation & referendum for any council restructure proposal
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  113 signatures so far

• Return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
  Open from Tuesday 15th March 2022 to Thursday 29th September 2022
  113 signatures

• Ban Gambling Industry Donations to Political Parties and MPs
  Open from Tuesday 8th April 2025 to Wednesday 8th October 2025
  111 signatures

• Introduce maintenance payments from third parties that contribute to divorce.
  Open from Friday 21st February 2025 to Thursday 21st August 2025
  109 signatures

• Review the criminal justice system.
  Open from Tuesday 21st January 2025 to Monday 21st July 2025
  108 signatures

• Ban Generative AI and review how to best regulate other AI tools
  Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
  108 signatures

• Hold regional referendums on local government and devolution changes
  Open from Tuesday 15th April 2025 to Wednesday 15th October 2025
  107 signatures

• Do not relax regulations on using genetic technologies in agriculture
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  105 signatures

• Regulate & License the Non-Surgical Cosmetic Sector
  Open from Wednesday 12th March 2025 to Friday 12th September 2025
  99 signatures

• Arrange release of prisoners with IPP sentences that have served their tariff
  Open from Tuesday 22nd June 2021 to Wednesday 22nd December 2021
  99 signatures

• Add Sri Lanka as an eligible country for driving licence conversion
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  98 signatures

• Allow driving motorcycles up to 125cc without CBT on category B driving licence
  Open from Monday 20th January 2025 to Sunday 20th July 2025
  97 signatures

• Amend BBC's Royal charter to bar and remove political advisers from BBC Board
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  94 signatures so far

• Require cyclists who use main roads to have an identification number plate
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  94 signatures

• Fund free/discounted glasses & lenses for those who need them daily
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  92 signatures

• Set out how individuals will be held to account through grooming gangs inquiry
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  92 signatures

• Ban the captivation of marine mammals in the UK
  Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
  91 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for dog ownership
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  85 signatures

• Introduce a regulator and mandatory licensing for animal groomers
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  84 signatures

• Full audit of the UK gold reserves held at the Bank of England
  Open from Monday 11th August 2025 to Wednesday 11th February 2026
  84 signatures

• Mandate a national referendum for any petition reaching 1 million signatures
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  83 signatures so far

• Let international music students earn money by performing during their studies.
  Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
  83 signatures

• Make Neglect in Public Office a Specific Criminal Offence
  Open from Friday 12th September 2025 to Thursday 12th March 2026
  82 signatures

• Require old cautions and convictions be routinely removed from the PNC system.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
  81 signatures

• Impose new requirements on replacing the Prime Minister and subsequent election
  Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  78 signatures

• Give people a vote of confidence in their MP 18 months after a general election
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  77 signatures so far

• Put Portugal back on the green list
  Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
  77 signatures

• The UK Gov should divest itself of foreign currency reserves it holds in US$
  Open from Tuesday 8th April 2025 to Wednesday 8th October 2025
  77 signatures

• No new lockdowns longer than 3 weeks without a referendum
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  76 signatures

• Require open public scrutiny of all MPs tax records
  Open from Wednesday 1st February 2023 to Tuesday 1st August 2023
  76 signatures

• Give a referendum for the public to vote if National Insurance can be increased
  Open from Tuesday 14th September 2021 to Monday 14th March 2022
  75 signatures

• Social media companies to be held accountable for racially abusive posts
  Open from Friday 16th July 2021 to Sunday 16th January 2022
  74 signatures

• Remove the minimum 2 years work criteria to claim Constructive dismissal
  Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
  74 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into the handling of raw sewage by water companies
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  73 signatures so far

• Ban drilling for fossil fuels and put more money into using renewable energy.
  Open from Tuesday 13th July 2021 to Thursday 13th January 2022
  73 signatures

• Make supporting documentation for estate inventory and accounts compulsory
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  69 signatures so far

• Create a new, separate role of Police and Crime Commissioner for London
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  67 signatures

• Review Child Maintenance Service to disincentivise parents withholding custody
  Open from Tuesday 16th September 2025 to Monday 16th March 2026
  66 signatures

• Public inquiry into UK Government spending on Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
  66 signatures

• Create an independent body to review family court cases
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  66 signatures

• Require a by-election if MPs / Councillors change parties or become independent
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  65 signatures so far

• Require local elections to be held annually
  Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
  62 signatures

• Introduce increased regulation of letting agents
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  61 signatures

• Equalise the minimum wage for 18-20 year olds and 21+ workers
  Open from Monday 31st March 2025 to Tuesday 30th September 2025
  61 signatures

• Hold parents legally accountable for their children’s actions
  Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
  61 signatures

• Make the spreading of misinformation about a civil or health crisis an offence
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  60 signatures

• Make automatic dissolution of Parliament every 4 years
  Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
  59 signatures

• Introduce harsher sentencing for theft and fund increased police presence
  Open from Monday 24th February 2025 to Sunday 24th August 2025
  59 signatures

• Make lying in public office a specific criminal offence
  Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
  57 signatures

• Make child abandonment by a parent a criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  55 signatures so far

• Require the BBC Board to be elected by public vote rather than by appointment
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  54 signatures

• Implement Proportional Property-Based Fines for Illegal Fox Hunting.
  Open from Wednesday 19th February 2025 to Tuesday 19th August 2025
  51 signatures

• Hold a confidence/no confidence referendum on the government every 2.5 years
  Open from Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to Monday 22nd August 2022
  51 signatures

• Require all pubs and clubs to use hand held metal detectors to search guests
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  50 signatures

• Introduce legislation to remove sovereign immunity
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  50 signatures so far

• End immunity & let alleged war crime victims sue states like Russia in UK courts
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  49 signatures

• Ban the videoing of attacks being shared online
  Open from Monday 24th March 2025 to Wednesday 24th September 2025
  49 signatures

• Extend the time limit for maternity discrimination cases to one year
  Opened on Wednesday 28th January 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Speaker of the House of Commons to cease to be a constituency MP once appointed
  Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
  47 signatures

• Hold COBR meetings to address the climate emergency
  Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
  46 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for cyclists to complete a cycling proficiency test
  Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
  45 signatures

• Prioritise one parent of young adults in care homes for Covid-19 vaccination.
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  45 signatures

• Do not impose new free speech conditions on higher education
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  44 signatures

• Require licences for cyclists and number plates for all bikes/e-bikes
  Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
  44 signatures

• Require dog breeders to submit DNA samples of all dogs for a central database.
  Open from Friday 3rd February 2023 to Thursday 3rd August 2023
  44 signatures

• Make catfishing a specific criminal offence under coercive control laws
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  44 signatures so far

• Make it mandatory that all cemeteries have CCTV
  Open from Monday 15th September 2025 to Sunday 15th March 2026
  43 signatures

• New rules on internal exclusions and independent body to be established
  Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
  42 signatures

• Protect consumers from cosmetic surgery financial scams
  Open from Wednesday 14th May 2025 to Friday 14th November 2025
  41 signatures

• Change law on partner consent for use of embryos for those unable to conceive
  Open from Thursday 19th June 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025
  40 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for Hospital Trusts to implement HSIB recommendation
  Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
  39 signatures

• Require all GPs have a designated Mental Health Nurse
  Open from Wednesday 23rd February 2022 to Tuesday 23rd August 2022
  39 signatures

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