Rejected petition Hold a referendum on the nation of sanctuary

If public money is being spent on it and it seems alot of time is being wasted debating it and MS's are spending so much time convincing the public it's a good thing surely the public should decide on it ... It's very important with misinformation coming from both sides

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

The Petitions Committee has considered a number of petitions on this issue - the most recent petition was considered for the final time within the last 12 months, in January 2026:
https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=47009

The Committee also previously considered the following petition:
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244927

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards

Rejected petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted

Date submitted 1 July 2026
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