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Review outsourcing and bring critical public services in-house

Submitted by David McWilliam on Monday 23rd February 2026

Published on Friday 10th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 10th October 2026

Current Signatures: 44
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Administration ~ Bodies ~ Civil ~ Civil service ~ CORE ~ Essential ~ government departments ~ Horizon ~ Horizon scandal ~ Money ~ Officers ~ Oversight ~ Pensions ~ Post Office ~ Protecting ~ Public bodies ~ Reviewed ~ risk ~ taxpayers ~ The post ~ trust

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 44 signatures in total, with signatories from 37 constituencies. That makes it the 1,658th most popular open petition, and the 31,053rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 15% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

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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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