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Make the Freedom of Information Act apply to sporting National Governing Bodies

Submitted by Madeline Cowley on Thursday 10th July 2025

Published on Tuesday 5th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 5th February 2026

Signatures: 71

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Access ~ Bodies ~ Citizens ~ Equal ~ Freedom ~ Freedom of Information ~ Grassroots ~ IMPACT ~ Money ~ Sport ~ taxpayers ~ Thousands ~ Thousands of UK ~ UK citizens ~ Wellbeing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 71 signatures in total, with signatories from 63 constituencies. That makes it the 25,185th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 22% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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