Extend advertising standards rules to political advertising

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Current advertising standards say that advertisements must be honest & truthful, meaning ads can't be misleading, & that claims made in ads have to be substantiated

Political advertisments are exempt from these rules, so there is no way to prevent political groups from making false claims

There have been lots of instances where political groups (parties, political campaigns, & groups tying to influence policy) have not only used misleading information & statistics in ads, but have continued to use that information even after it's been proved to be untrue

This contributes to mistrust in politicians & the democratic process

It is time for political adverts to be brought within the scope of advertising codes, so that we can rely that everything said in them is honest & truthful

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because it is not clear what action you would like the Government or Parliament to take.

In particular, we are not sure whether you would like political advertising to be self-regulated, as commercial advertising is, or whether you would like the Government to set up a new body to regulate it.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

14 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
14 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jun 2019

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