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Migrate UK civil service to open-source software for data sovereignty & security

Submitted by Daniel Carins on Wednesday 1st April 2026

Published on Wednesday 6th May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 6th November 2026

Current Signatures: 279
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Civil ~ Civil service ~ Cloud ~ Companies ~ data protection ~ Develop ~ Domestic ~ Ensure ~ foreigner ~ innovation ~ Law ~ Lock ~ National Security ~ Offered ~ plan ~ Protecting ~ security ~ Settings ~ Solutions ~ source ~ Sovereignty ~ Target ~ training

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 279 signatures in total, with signatories from 208 constituencies. That makes it the 573rd most popular open petition, and the 13,956th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 45% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -3% (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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