Petition · past parliament

Stop the privatisation of Channel 4

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Plans to privatise Channel 4 should be dropped and it should be left with its current ownership and funding model.
Privatising Channel 4 would seriously damage the channel, which has commissioned much high quality television since its inception. Privatising it would lead to a push for profit and a consequent drop in standards, and possibly to foreign ownership of the channel.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2022

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