Petition

Make Firms in receipt of public funds Subject to Freedom of Information Act 2000

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

To make it a legal requirement of firms who receive public funds to answer FOIs
All money's spent by the government showed be accounted for to the public

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: Extend FOIA to any private company providing services under government contract

Timeline

30 Apr 2025 Petition opened for signatures
15 May 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 May 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 8 Aug 2026.