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Crack down on Chris Packham using his BBC status to further his own agenda

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Chris Packham the Springwatch presenter is using his influence as a BBC presenter to push his own agenda on conservation.

His recent move to get Natural England to ban the shooting of corvids not only impacts endangered species such as the curlew but people’s livelihoods, farms and business

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

You could write to the BBC to make this suggestion.

Timeline

26 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 May 2019

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