Petition · past parliament

Set out how personal data can be used by political campaigns before the GE.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The news has today highlighted how political campaigns use data farmed from social media and data brokers, without the knowledge of those the data is about. This data is then used to influence the electoral campaign (including Brexit).
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called on the Government to introduce a code of practice limiting how personal information can be used by political campaigns before the next general election.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular we're not sure what you mean by "set out how personal data can be used".

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition explicitly calling for the Government to introduce a code of practice on how personal information can be used by political campaigns.

Timeline

11 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
1 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Aug 2018

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