Petition · past parliament

Stop the Snoopers' Charter act

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The new Investigatory Powers Act (2016) that has just been passed encompasses many new regulations that destroy the privacy of both British citizens and British based businesses.
Under the new act, also known as the Snoopers’ Charter, the Government and associated organisations will have free access to profile your internet usage.

Please read this link for a full run down of the main points:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oq-INw6NVji-_LlxfCTZ5Uoqtlb23VGps1TzG3B-2CI/edit?usp=sharing

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Nov 2016

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