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Petition · past parliament

Put a stop to 'The Investigatory Powers Bill' for it is a contradiction to H'R'A

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The 'Investigatory Powers Bill' which is a bill proposed by Parliament to enable police surveillance + 'Hacking' of mobile phones and laptops is a clear violation to the Human Rights Act, Article Ten (freedom of expression) as well as Privacy | Liberty.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473770/Draft_Investigatory_Powers_Bill.pdf

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Reverse the decision to introduce the new surveillance bill.

Timeline

6 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
10 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Nov 2015

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