Submitted on Wednesday 5th July 2023
Rejected on Friday 7th July 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change the law regarding banks shutting down customers bank accounts
Recently bank accounts of prominent campaigners have been closed without reason. This should only be allowed if the bank gives a contestable reason & should only be done by a court. Not by the bank acting unilaterally. The government must act because without a bank account, you are limited.
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We currently have the following petition open on this issue, which you might like to sign:
Require banks to give a specific, contestable reason before closing an account
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640488
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