Skip to main content

This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed petition End government funding for all charities.

Closed on

A "charity" which receives taxpayer funding is simply not a charity. In light of the Kids Company scandal it is fair to say that a symbiotic relationship between gov. and charities is unhelpful and innappropriate. Taxpayer funding turns charities into unaccountable Quangos. This is morally wrong.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-33376467 - Kids Company has, allegedly, repeatedly mishandled taxpayer money.

605 signatures


Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 7 February 2016.