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.
Rebuild the “Hereford, Hay and Brecon” and “Mid-Wales” railways
Open from Friday 9th February 2018 to Thursday 9th August 2018
429 signatures
Introduce new traffic legislation to benefit motorbikes and emergency services.
Open from Thursday 4th August 2016 to Saturday 4th February 2017
417 signatures
Fund increase in police stations across England and Wales
Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
416 signatures
Repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824
Open from Wednesday 3rd July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
405 signatures
Mandatory 50% female jury representation for trials of rape & violence vs women
Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
403 signatures so far
Require platform screen doors (PSDs) in every train station.
Open from Wednesday 9th November 2022 to Tuesday 9th May 2023
398 signatures
Invite British Overseas Territories to full membership of the United Kingdom
Open from Thursday 4th August 2011 to Saturday 4th August 2012
393 signatures
Improve the help/facilites for victims/survivors of abuse/sexual abuse
Open from Monday 21st January 2013 to Sunday 21st July 2013
387 signatures
If Scotland votes Yes to independence Scottish MPs should be withdrawn from the UK Parliament by no later than the May 2015 General Election.
Open from Tuesday 10th December 2013 to Wednesday 10th December 2014
378 signatures
Make it illegal for event tickets to be sold at more than Face Value.
Open from Monday 16th January 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
368 signatures
Allow and run a referendum in Wales to decide the future of the Welsh Assembly.
Open from Friday 17th November 2017 to Thursday 17th May 2018
363 signatures
Make Pagan/Druid handfastings legal in England and Wales
Open from Tuesday 16th August 2011 to Thursday 16th August 2012
360 signatures
Repeal the Consummation Laws in England and Wales
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
357 signatures
Include SMEs in Carrier Bag Levy
Open from Monday 1st December 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
353 signatures
Ban hunting the brown hare in its breeding season in England & Wales
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
345 signatures
Vaccinate against Bovine TB, do not cull the badgers.
Open from Tuesday 17th July 2012 to Wednesday 17th October 2012
342 signatures
Stronger penalties for animal cruelty and stricter regulations on animal sales
Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
342 signatures so far
STOP Newham Council closing the only leisure centre in the Olympic Zone
Open from Thursday 6th October 2011 to Friday 6th April 2012
342 signatures
Make weddings affordable by legalising outdoor & marquee wedding ceremonies
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
340 signatures
Make Saint David's Day (Wales) and Saint George's Day (England) Bank Holidays
Open from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Thursday 12th June 2025
337 signatures
Investigate mal-administration at the Peak District National Park Authority [PDNPA]
Open from Friday 13th April 2012 to Saturday 13th April 2013
335 signatures
Review rules for the movement of caged birds and poultry between GB and NI/RoI
Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
333 signatures
Scan all dogs entering England, Scotland and Wales for microchips
Open from Wednesday 8th June 2016 to Thursday 8th December 2016
332 signatures
Make all types of animal snares illegal in England
Open from Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 23rd June 2025
331 signatures
Set up a Royal Commission into Government planning and handling of pandemics
Open from Thursday 4th June 2020 to Friday 4th December 2020
331 signatures
Repeal The Vagrancy Act 1824
Open from Thursday 13th December 2018 to Thursday 13th June 2019
329 signatures
Give the people of Wales a referendum on independence
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2016 to Thursday 5th January 2017
327 signatures
Fund increased police numbers in England and Wales
Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
327 signatures
Save the Spotted Dog Inn
Open from Monday 8th August 2011 to Wednesday 8th August 2012
324 signatures
Review a sentence handed down to a convicted paedophile
Open from Monday 22nd February 2016 to Monday 22nd August 2016
318 signatures
Build a Train Station at the Terminal Building of Cardiff International Airport
Open from Thursday 15th December 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
317 signatures
National Minimum Fees (NMF) for Foster Carers (FC)
Open from Tuesday 15th January 2013 to Wednesday 15th January 2014
314 signatures
Make Pagan Handfasting a legal form of marriage in England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 24th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
314 signatures
Reinstate maintenance grants for English Students in line with rest of UK.
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2016 to Wednesday 26th October 2016
310 signatures
Vicarious Liability Law to be introduced in England and Wales
Open from Friday 23rd August 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
302 signatures
Change marriage law in England/Wales from registered buildings to celebrants.
Open from Friday 3rd November 2017 to Thursday 3rd May 2018
287 signatures
Allow Wales to hold an independence referendum
Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
287 signatures
Increase punishment for any knife related crime
Open from Thursday 24th January 2019 to Wednesday 24th July 2019
285 signatures
Ban the sale of rabbits in pet shops & garden centres.
Open from Monday 15th January 2018 to Sunday 15th July 2018
283 signatures
Ban the sale of knives, crossbows and other weapons online
Open from Thursday 13th March 2025 to Saturday 13th September 2025
283 signatures
Lower the voting age to 16 for all elections and referendums in England.
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
280 signatures
Get rid of the Barnett Formula which gives un-fair distribution of Government funding within the UK.
Open from Friday 29th November 2013 to Saturday 29th November 2014
280 signatures
Preservation & Reopening of the Llangollen to Ruabon Railway
Open from Monday 16th January 2012 to Wednesday 16th January 2013
278 signatures
St. George's day & St. David's day bank holidays!
Open from Monday 2nd December 2013 to Tuesday 2nd December 2014
278 signatures
Implementation of a Presumption of Death Act in England and Wales for Missing People
Open from Wednesday 4th July 2012 to Thursday 4th July 2013
268 signatures
Fund free hospital parking in England for all patients
Open from Tuesday 27th May 2025 to Thursday 27th November 2025
267 signatures
Reduce university tuition fees to a maximum of £5,000
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2015 to Tuesday 24th May 2016
263 signatures
Approve my fiance appeal for his visa. As lived and worked in UK for 10 years.
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2015 to Wednesday 16th March 2016
262 signatures
Do not rename the Second Severn Crossing as 'The Prince Of Wales Bridge'.
Open from Tuesday 5th June 2018 to Wednesday 5th December 2018
258 signatures
Extend length of occupancy required for business rates exemption to six months
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
256 signatures
Angling clubs should be allowed to stock fertile brown trout
Open from Monday 10th February 2014 to Tuesday 10th February 2015
252 signatures
Create a separate English Parliament
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
250 signatures
Reforms to the English and Welsh property buying and selling process
Open from Wednesday 2nd October 2013 to Thursday 2nd October 2014
249 signatures
Require schools to teach British Sign Language from Key Stage 2 & at GCSE
Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
248 signatures so far
End social distancing for under 5s
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
247 signatures
Provide free bus passes for all over 60's
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
245 signatures
Naloxone provision in England
Open from Monday 9th February 2015 to Monday 30th March 2015
243 signatures
Specialist Support Services for Male Victims/Survivors of Sexual Crimes
Open from Tuesday 9th August 2011 to Thursday 9th August 2012
241 signatures
Remove the legal defence of Reasonable Punishment from English law.
Open from Tuesday 30th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
241 signatures
abolition of severn bridge tolls
Open from Tuesday 7th January 2014 to Wednesday 7th January 2015
238 signatures
Recognise Unpaid Carers.A Fair amount reflecting the commitment & care provided
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
238 signatures
Introduce a higher maximum prison sentence for Racial Abuse
Open from Wednesday 14th July 2021 to Friday 14th January 2022
234 signatures
Ban halal and kosher slaughter in England & Wales
Open from Tuesday 11th June 2013 to Wednesday 11th June 2014
233 signatures
Ban smacking of children in England
Open from Tuesday 12th December 2017 to Tuesday 12th June 2018
232 signatures
Allow England to form a devolved Government.
Open from Monday 24th September 2018 to Sunday 24th March 2019
229 signatures
Police Injury Pensions - Demand A Public Enquiry
Open from Wednesday 26th September 2012 to Tuesday 26th March 2013
217 signatures
Create a Devolved English Parliament
Open from Saturday 23rd September 2017 to Friday 23rd March 2018
215 signatures
Amend animal welfare act to ban the practice of giving away animals as prizes.
Open from Thursday 29th September 2016 to Wednesday 29th March 2017
214 signatures
Stop Caradog House Jobcentre Closure
Open from Thursday 18th August 2011 to Friday 18th November 2011
214 signatures
Change the current outdated law on Bereavement Damages
Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
214 signatures
Give England and Wales a vote on rejoining the EU If the UK breaks up.
Open from Wednesday 5th April 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
211 signatures
Change the statutory term ‘Special Educational Needs’ to more inclusive language
Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
209 signatures so far
Make prescriptions chargers free for people with Crohn's and UC
Open from Thursday 24th July 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
206 signatures
Devolve full justice powers to the Welsh Government
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
205 signatures
Save Liverpool Coastguard
Open from Thursday 27th October 2011 to Saturday 27th October 2012
205 signatures
Make violence against transport workers a specific criminal offence
Review the family court system for removing children from their guardian
Open from Wednesday 13th August 2025 to Friday 13th February 2026
201 signatures
Abolish The English Votes for English Laws
Open from Monday 26th October 2015 to Tuesday 26th April 2016
200 signatures
Make secure fixing of Vehicle Registration plates to prevent theft statutory
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2015 to Friday 29th January 2016
196 signatures
slow down for horse on road signs
Open from Friday 13th April 2012 to Saturday 13th April 2013
191 signatures
Ban hospitals from charging for parking in England
Open from Friday 6th January 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
190 signatures
Remove all Tolls to cross over/under the River Mersey, via Bridges or Tunnels.
Open from Wednesday 18th October 2017 to Wednesday 18th April 2018
189 signatures
Costs of Scottish independence must be entirely funded by Scottish tax payers
Open from Thursday 5th December 2013 to Friday 5th December 2014
188 signatures
Introduce a half hourly Wrexham Bidston rail service
Open from Friday 10th August 2012 to Saturday 10th August 2013
187 signatures
Abolish prescription fees
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
185 signatures
We the undersigned call upon HM Government to introduce The English Income Tax
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2015 to Wednesday 27th April 2016
185 signatures
Ban the development of Wind Farms within AONBs and National Parks in England
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
182 signatures
Increase the bereavement award following a fatal accident.
Open from Friday 24th July 2015 to Sunday 24th January 2016
178 signatures
Lets Break the Loophole in 'herd' grazing ponies in UK
Open from Friday 22nd June 2012 to Saturday 22nd December 2012
177 signatures
Make humira free to patients with the eye condition uvietus
Open from Wednesday 9th November 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
176 signatures
Compel residential care homes in England to publish their tariff of room charges
Open from Monday 10th November 2025 to Sunday 10th May 2026
174 signatures
Look at the viability of reopening the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway line.
Open from Monday 15th April 2019 to Tuesday 15th October 2019
170 signatures
Scrap the 'Communications Data Bill', preserve freedom of the people
Open from Tuesday 18th September 2012 to Wednesday 18th September 2013
169 signatures
Legalise wild camping in England and Wales
Open from Monday 22nd August 2011 to Wednesday 22nd August 2012
168 signatures
Replace the current First Past The Post System with Proportional Representation.
Open from Monday 9th May 2016 to Wednesday 9th November 2016
168 signatures
Limit local bus fares for children (5-16) to max of £1 for a single journey.
Open from Wednesday 3rd July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
165 signatures
Clean Energy Campaign
Open from Thursday 29th November 2012 to Thursday 28th February 2013
163 signatures
To change the National Anthem to the hymn "Jerusalem"
Open from Monday 8th August 2011 to Wednesday 8th August 2012
163 signatures
Fund free NHS prescriptions for students and under-25s in England
Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
162 signatures so far
Repeal the 1824 Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
160 signatures
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