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Put Alan Turing on the next £10 note

Closed 27,100 signatures

Government response · 27 June 2012

As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:

The Bank of England has been including historic characters on its notes since 1970. The Bank welcomes suggestions from members of the public for individuals who might feature on future banknotes, and publishes a list of these suggestions on its website. These suggestions inform the process when a new note is under consideration.

The mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing features on the list which can be found at:
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Documents/about/banknote_names.pdf

This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.

Timeline

21 Mar 2012 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2012 Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
27 Jun 2012 Government responded
21 Mar 2013 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 27,100
Status Closed
Opened 21 Mar 2012
Closed 21 Mar 2013
Response 27 Jun 2012

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