Petition Don't ask people to disclose previous names after 5 years

We want the Government not to ask people to disclose a previous name where it can be demonstrated a new name has been the sole name used for 5 years.

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Remove all requests for people to provide any previous name except where a person is undergoing a DBS or fraud check.

After estrangement from a traumatic family background. I changed my name in 2018, relocated to a different part of the country where I've never used my birth name. I have had legal documents repeatedly issued under my legal name. Transgender people likewise can find being required to disclose and refer to a previous name distressing.

We believe there is little justification in requiring someone to disclose a name that people no longer have any connection to, except in cases of crime prevention or fraud avoidance.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

15 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 15 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
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