This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition Stop banks from deleting customers accounts without good reason.
For banks to cancel customer accounts because they do not like the views of the customer or for any reason they cannot fairly defend in court is to make that person's or businesses's life untenable. Therefore there should be a lawton prevent it.
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In the modern world it is almost impossible to to live a normal life without being able to accept money by electronic transfer and pay for goods using a debit card. To restrict any business or person by not allowing them access to banking is a basic restriction of human rights that allows powerful organisations to wield power over their customers that is disproportionate.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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Decisions around the operation of bank accounts, including when to close these, are a matter for individual banks, not the the Government or Parliament.
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