Prevent the reformation of the Official Secrets Act.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Prevent all proceedings that seek to reform the Official Secrets Act. An independent inquiry must be fully carried out upon the government’s activity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The reformation of the Official Secrets Act would prevent such an inquiry, leaving vital information undisclosed.

The government have made mistakes throughout the Pandemic that has cost the lives and livelihoods of a vast number of people across the nation. British citizens deserve to know the truth of the events of the past 18 months, and have the right to scrutinise our public leaders and their decisions. To treat journalists and whistleblowers as spies and threaten them with 14 years in prison for essentially not glorifying the government is immoral and damaging to freedom of speech and the press.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

Public inquiries have statutory powers, including on the receipt of evidence. You can read more here

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06410/

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Timeline

21 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Jul 2021

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