Rejected petition Put Jane Austen on the £5 note and Clement Attlee on the £10 note

It is political to put aristocrat Winston Churchill, who was voted out of office as soon as possible, on the £5 note. In the name of fairness we should have Jane Austen on the £5 note, and Clement Attlee, creator of the NHS, on the £10 note.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Bank notes are the responsibility of the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.

You can find out how the Bank decides who will be on bank notes here:

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/characters/selection.aspx

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 2 June 2016
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