Petition · past parliament
Remove the requirement for explicit consent for non-essential cookies
Closed
328 signatures
What the petition asks
Amend The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, removing the need for Explicit Consent regarding the use of non-essential cookies. This would remove the need for Cookie Banners, which we believe discriminate against visually impaired people.
Web users have the ability to withhold the use of Cookies through their browser, with their consent previously being treated as Implied otherwise. The change in the Regulations from Implied to Explicit has meant that Cookie Banners with Opt-In/Opt-Out functionality have become necessary.
Cookie Banners can severely hinder the ability of disabled people to use websites and in some cases can make it impossible for these websites to be used at all. This sets the cause of Website Accessibility back significantly.
Cookie Banners can severely hinder the ability of disabled people to use websites and in some cases can make it impossible for these websites to be used at all. This sets the cause of Website Accessibility back significantly.
Timeline
| 17 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
328
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Dec 2021
Closed
17 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.