Petition · past parliament

Stop The Investigatory Powers Bill Aka The Snoopers Charter

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

By all accounts this appears to be one of the most wide reaching set of powers a government has given itself related to our internet privacy pretty much ever, and gives some of the more insane dictatorial regimes a run for their money.
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/11/7-problems-snooper-s-charter-according-experts

https://www.ft.com/content/40d2ede4-adac-11e6-9cb3-bb8207902122

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

23 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Nov 2016

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