Petition · past parliament

Cold calling by phone or email for investment or pensions should be made illegal

Closed 8,690 signatures

What the petition asks

Cold calling on investments and pensions to members of the public very often leads to unregulated investments and scams. Banning cold calling would dramatically reduce the number of people falling prey to fraudsters and losing their savings and pensions.

Timeline

21 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Mar 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 8,690
Status Closed
Opened 21 Sep 2016
Closed 21 Mar 2017

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