This petition was submitted during the 2010–2015 Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government

Rejected petition Audit the banks

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-- A comprehensive audit of all banks and financial institutions that have received bailouts, or cash injections resulting from quantitative easing, since 2007 (including but not limited to Northern Rock, Lloyds TSB, HBOS, Bradford & Bingley, and RBS)

-- A comprehensive audit of the Bank of England

The following must be established:

1. What were the specific transactions that led in each case to an institution's failure, and which individuals were responsible for these transactions?

2. Full disclosure of the circumstances of every bailout and QE injection, including the role of government ministers and Bank of England staff, and precisely how the funds have been used within each institution

3. Which individuals are responsible for the continued failure of these institutions?

4. Where there is evidence of fraud or criminality what action should now be taken to punish the individuals involved and deter others?

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