Petition · past parliament

Stop the privatisation of Channel 4

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow Channel 4 to remain as a publicly owned, self financed organisation. Do not allow it to be sold into private hands
Channel 4 brings far more to the economy in its current format than it would as a private company

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 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2022

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