Rejected petition Make it illegal to use personal accounts for official business and communication

People in public office have a duty to keep accurate, transparent records, for their successors and bodies that hold them to account. We want law enacted to make it mandatory to use official accounts for communication, outlawing personal accounts for communication in connection with public service.

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The government are subject to their own code of practice. If public servants are using private email accounts to do public business, this could be hidden, overlooked, or made unavailable during freedom of information requests or investigations. By making it illegal to do public business on private accounts, you minimise corruption and lack of transparency while helping future officials. Matt Hancock is the latest MP to be investigated for conducting official business using personal email.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590231

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Date submitted 7 July 2021
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