Only citizens of the United Kingdom are permitted to submit a petition through a member of parliament. Sometimes the petition system could be erratic and faulty or fictitious, especially if it does not say who sent it and there are no terms of reference on a particular matter. It was then that an authentic system of petitioning was devised, in order to avoid fake petitioning. United Kingdom reserves the right to protect the members who submit the petition. The bag behind the Speaker's desk is used to deposit the petitions, which are then collected for processing.