Rejected petition Change the BBC new policy on BBC local radio

Rejected on 7 November 2022

Change it

Because this affects the whole of the UK population
BBC local radio has been a lifeline to so many many people especially in the past three years.
And it is superb

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about local BBC radio services are a matter for the BBC, not the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

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