Petition · past parliament
Do not pass the Investigatory Powers Bill
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
We must protect our right to freedom of speech, expression, and privacy as granted to us by the United Nations. This bill is vaguely worded, overreaching, and will put more lives in danger than it saves.
Compelling evidence as to the efficacy of the mass surveillance was presented to Joint Committee on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill by US intelligence officer turned whistleblower, William Binney, in light of the US experience. Aside from the obvious intrusion into the private lives of citizens, he warned MPs that increasing the mass surveillance powers of intelligence agencies ‘costs lives, and has cost lives in Britain because it inundates analysts with too much data.’
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.