Petition · past parliament
Revoke IR35 legislation to help with post COVID-19 industry recovery.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government needs to revoke IR35 legislation extension to the private sector to allow businesses to hire contractors and allow IT and other professional services contractors to continue working via their limited companies and recover from the business consequences of COVID-19.
IR35 legislation is controversial and difficult to comply with. Currently major UK businesses introduce blanket ban on hiring IT and other contractors providing services via their own Personal Services Companies, leaving thousands of people out of jobs. This is difficult enough to handle for many people on its own, but given the situation with COVID-19 it puts their livelihood in danger.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.