Petition going directly to the government had been rejected by the government itself, stating that the topic was not under their area of responsibilities

Correspondence related to campaign:

Your e-petition "anti-paedophilic-marriage" hasn't been accepted. E-petitions cannot be used to request action on issues that are outside the responsibility of the government. This includes: party political material commercial endorsements including the promotion of any product, service or publication issues that are dealt with by devolved bodies, eg The Scottish Parliament correspondence on personal issues E-petitions cannot be used for freedom of information requests. View your rejected e-petition If you'd like to submit a new e-petition, please read the site's terms and conditions which explain the rules in detail. Thanks, HM Government e-petitions http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/

 Campaign answer: I am sorry I do not understand how the petition is viewed as being outside the government’ responsibilities.