Petition · past parliament

Nationalise Covid Track and Trace

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Nationalise Covid Track and Trace, take it away from the private companies who messed it up and give it to the NHS.

Why it was rejected

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

NHS Test and Trace is already a government programme, under the responsibility of the new National Institute for Health Protection: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-national-institute-for-health-protection

Timeline

24 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Oct 2020

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