Petition · past parliament

Stop the privatisation of Channel 4

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Leave Channel 4 as it is now.
The sale of Channel 4 will make a very minimal difference to government income.
It currently costs the tax payer nothing.
It's programmes are produced by independent UK companies, which provide lots of UK jobs all over the UK.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Stop the privatisation of Channel 4

Timeline

5 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2022

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