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Require businesses pay a 50% deposit to contracted sole traders/small businesses

Submitted by Savannah Gallo on Thursday 19th March 2026

Published on Monday 20th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 20th October 2026

Current Signatures: 183
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Accounts ~ Anxiety ~ Bills ~ Busy ~ Change ~ Companies ~ Deposit ~ EXIST ~ Lack ~ Law ~ Money ~ mortgage payments ~ mortgages ~ paying ~ Rents ~ Small businesses ~ The Law

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 183 signatures in total, with signatories from 122 constituencies. That makes it the 725th most popular open petition, and the 16,774th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 33% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -3% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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