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Petition · past parliament

Ban civil servants from providing supporting material for the "Remain" campaign.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

In the interests of impartiality and the proper use of public resources it is vital that no one side in the forthcoming referendum on EU membership is seen to benefit from undue assistance from the civil service and special advisers.
It appears that the Prime Minister has authorised civil servants and special advisers to support the "Remain" campaign (_vide_ correspondence between Sir Jeremy Heywood and Sir Nicholas Macpherson).

Why it was rejected

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

Stop using the Civil Service to support a remain vote in the EU referendum

Timeline

23 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Feb 2016

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