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Create a legal classification to protect independent businesses in law

Submitted by Greg Barden on Wednesday 11th March 2026

Published on Friday 10th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 10th October 2026

Current Signatures: 19
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Department for Business and Trade

Tagged with

business rates ~ Busy ~ Create ~ Giants ~ Government MUST ~ hospitality ~ Identity ~ independence ~ Jobs ~ Law ~ leisure ~ market ~ place ~ Qualifying ~ Ratings ~ Reduced ~ Reform ~ Replace ~ retail ~ Shared ~ Spaces

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 19 signatures in total, with signatories from 15 constituencies. That makes it the 2,394th most popular open petition, and the 43,663rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 7% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -17% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

7 - Wales
6 - South West
2 - North West
2 - South East
1 - Yorkshire and The Humber
1 - East of England

Signatures by Country

19 - United Kingdom

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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