Reform judicial accountability and restrict political affiliations of judges. — 21 signatures. Status: rejected.
We call on the government to introduce legislation that increases the public accountability of the judiciary and explicitly bans judges from holding membership or active affiliation with political organisations and think tanks, such as the Fabian Society.
The UK judiciary must be transparent & remain strictly impartial of political influence. Parliament must introduce reforms to make the judiciary more accountable. This should include mandatory, publicly accessible registers of all political and ideological affiliations for sitting judges. Furthermore, the law should explicitly prohibit judges from maintaining active membership in organisations that campaign for specific political or social policy changes.
View this petition on the official UK Parliament website