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Mandatory caps on how long defaults can appear on a credit report

Submitted by Anna Nicholson on Thursday 29th January 2026

Published on Friday 20th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 20th September 2026

Current Signatures: 23
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Build ~ Emergency ~ End ~ Finance ~ finding ~ Get Back ~ Good Credit ~ Harder ~ Ladder ~ Mandatory ~ mortgages ~ Reasonable ~ Reported ~ Ruining ~ score ~ work ~ Years

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Popularity

This petition has 23 signatures in total, with signatories from 17 constituencies. That makes it the 2,217th most popular open petition, and the 40,589th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 6% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 18% (average).

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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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