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Require personal care in care homes to be done by carers of the same sex

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closedDepartment of Health and Social CareOpened 4 April 2025Closed 4 October 2025

Background

Make it a requirement that residents in a care home only have same sex carers carrying out a residents' personal care. We think this would reduce the risk of sexual abuse of vulnerable people.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Hemel HempsteadDavid Taylor
8
Welwyn HatfieldAndrew Lewin
3
Stretford and UrmstonAndrew Western
2
Oxford West and AbingdonLayla Moran
2
Mid and South PembrokeshireHenry Tufnell
2
CrawleyPeter Lamb
1
Croydon WestSarah Jones
1
East SurreyClaire Coutinho
1
East WiltshireDanny Kruger
1
Exmouth and Exeter EastDavid Reed
1
Harpenden and BerkhamstedVictoria Collins
1
Hertford and StortfordJosh Dean
1
HorshamJohn Milne
1
Kingston and SurbitonEd Davey
1
Leeds SouthHilary Benn
1
Mid BuckinghamshireGreg Smith
1
Milton Keynes CentralEmily Darlington
1
NewarkRobert Jenrick
1
Blackpool SouthChris Webb
1
Ribble ValleyMaya Ellis
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 716189.