Petition · past parliament

Tom Jones to be on the panel of The voice and a public apology.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Tom Jones was dropped from the BBC with no consultation or converstion from The Voice. This petition is to make the BBC realise we have a "Voice" as a TV licence payee.. Sign the petition for a public apology to Tom Jones.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

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Timeline

14 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
17 Aug 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Aug 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.