Submitted on Sunday 4th November 2018
Rejected on Monday 12th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change the legal tender law/policy to include Northern Irish and Scottish notes.
Northern Irish and Scottish notes are considered acceptable forms of payment by the BOE and the words pound sterling are printed on them. They are British Currency yet still not legal tender and are rejected by many retailers in England. Banks in England accept them and the law should recognise this
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you are concerned by retailers rejecting Scottish and Northern Irish bank notes. However, making them "legal tender" would not change this.
You can find out more about "legal tender" and what it means for Scottish and Northern Irish bank notes here:
edu.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-legal-tender/
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