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The public should be given a vote on in favour or not of keeping cash.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The public should be given a vote on keeping cash and it needs to be done before any CBDCs are implemented
Digital currency is a form of totalitarian control regardless how you dress it up

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure if you want the Government to hold a referendum on the introduction of a digital currency, or legislation regarding the use of cash.

The Government has been clear that any digital currency would sit alongside, not replace, cash, and there are no plans for cash to be replaced.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Disband CBDC Taskforce & commit to not introducing Central Bank Digital Currency: Disband CBDC Taskforce & commit to not introducing Central Bank Digital Currency

Timeline

21 Jun 2023 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jun 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jun 2023

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