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Require mobile network operators to provide PAC codes for previous 07 numbers

Submitted by Nick Mutton on Saturday 3rd May 2025

Published on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 16th January 2026

Signatures: 23

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Tagged with

Access ~ Anxiety ~ Apps ~ Law ~ Legally ~ messaging apps ~ NHS ~ NHS App ~ Recovery ~ Request ~ Severe ~ text messages ~ The NHS

Petition Action

Require mobile network operators to provide PAC codes for previous 07 numbers

Petition Details

We urge the Government to pass a law which requires mobile network operators to be legally required to provide customers with PAC codes for previous 07 numbers upon request.

Additional Information

We believe a mobile number is a critical commodity as it’s not only used for voice calls and text messages but for accessing critical applications such as messaging apps, banking apps, the NHS app and 2-stage authentication for accessing much more. We believe losing access to mobile numbers is a huge issue across the UK, and may cause severe stress, anxiety and an inability to access services without a recovery text being sent to the mobile number.


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