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Petition · past parliament

commit to not introducing a central bank digital system (CBDC) in the uk

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To stop the future plans of making a central bank digital system within the uk. And to stop plans to have this money programmable
To stop plans to create the central bank digital system within the uk, to keep things as they are with people using cash or their own bank cards and having the freedom of choice to choose what they spend their money on and when!

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 a similar action: Prevent the introduction of any "programmable" CBDC in the UK

Timeline

24 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jan 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jan 2023

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