Petition · past parliament

Change the law regarding banks shutting down customers bank accounts

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Recently bank accounts of prominent campaigners have been closed without reason. This should only be allowed if the bank gives a contestable reason & should only be done by a court. Not by the bank acting unilaterally. The government must act because without a bank account, you are limited.

Why it was rejected

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

We currently have the following petition open on this issue, which you might like to sign:

Require banks to give a specific, contestable reason before closing an account
Require banks to give a specific, contestable reason before closing an account

Timeline

5 Jul 2023 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jul 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jul 2023

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