UK Parliament Petitions

Ban employers from issuing warnings/dismissing employees for serious illnesses

We ask the Government to introduce national rules requiring employers to always exempt people with serious illnesses from any sickness absence triggers or dismissal. Serious illness should never result in disciplinary action simply because

Recognise cetaceans as non-human persons under UK law

Formally recognise cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) as non-human persons under UK law. Modernise our legal framework to protect their rights to life, bodily integrity, and natural liberty, establish criminal offences for harm, an

Require family of those arrested for child sexual offences to be informed

I want a law to protect families who have a member of their family that has been arrested for child sexual offences but may not know about it. The law should state all close family members should be alerted instantly - guilty or not - so th

Mandate recorded and signed transcripts for all formal workplace investigations.

Unverified minutes can cause unfair dismissals & disputes. Mandating audio recordings, free automated smartphone transcripts, & signed confirmation from all attendees would help protect workers, remove cost barriers, and ensure absolute cla

Make November 11th a bank holiday

I want the government to change the 11th of November to a bank holiday for Remembrance Day. This is to remember the soldiers lost in battle in both World War 1 and World War 2.

Review laws on electoral bribery & treating & consider competitions for voters

Review laws on electoral bribery and treating and consider whether these should extend to political parties running voter competitions and prize draws which might encourage voters to vote for them.

Ban the sale of machetes and hunting knives to those without a licence

Knife crime continues to harm communities across the UK. Weapons like machetes and hunting knives are capable of causing devastating injuries and are too easily obtained. We believe stronger regulation is needed to reduce violent crime and

Strengthen penalties against political parties that break electoral laws

We want to strengthen penalties for breaches of electoral laws to ensure honesty. The Electoral Commission should be empowered to investigate offences and impose punitive penalties relating to any offences, including barring parties from pa

Require HMRC to issue a mandatory questionnaire on how taxes should be spent

We believe UK taxpayers are dissatisfied with how public money is spent and the state the country is in. Require HMRC to issue a mandatory questionnaire, with penalties for non-completion, to those born in the UK or who have paid UK tax for

Launch a cross departmental review into school term times, holiday care & work

We call on the Government to launch a joint review by the Department for Education, Work and Pensions and HM Treasury into school term times and better aligning them with childcare provision and modern working life.

Require free subscriptions stop after trial & do not take bank details upfront

We would like to ask the government to mandate that all free to try subscriptions must not request payment details upfront and that they should terminate at the end of the free term unless the user makes a conscious decision to convert to a

Windfall tax on excess asylum-accommodation profits

Introduce a windfall tax on excess profits from asylum-accommodation contracts: tax any margin above normal hotel levels on progressive bands (like income tax), publish benchmarks, cap margins in future contracts, and return proceeds to tax

Remove VAT from all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for construction workers

Remove VAT from all certified Personal Protective Equipment —not just certified safety boots and helmets—so every worker in UK construction is better able to afford the gear that keeps them safe, We think this would also support the governm

Require employers to send responses to all job applications

Make a law where job applicants have to get an answer from recruitment agencies or HR teams regarding job applications. As an agency or organisation, not giving any response to job applicants should be made illegal.

Make Anticholinergic Burden scores mandatory for all over 65

Require the Government and DHSC to recommend NICE mandate ACB scoring in all medication reviews for patients over 65.

Require all publicly accessible car parks to have parent and child spaces

I would like it to become law that every publicly accessible car park has to provide parent and child spaces.

Ban the use of bots to bulk-buy and resell retail goods

We urge the Government to legislate to ban the use of automated bots for bulk buying retail items, and ban reselling these items at an inflated price. Many bulk-bought items are intended for children, and we want a law to stop profiteers fr

Give all British Citizens Overseas Access to Home Fees at English Universities

The Government should allow British citizens living abroad to qualify for home fee status at English universities, even if they have not spent the 3 years before the start of term living in the UK, or another eligible country.

Seek to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

We think the UK should join EFTA, comprised of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. We think this would be an ideal compromise between those who wish to be within the EU and those who don't.

Provide funding to put up fences on all roads to protect wildlife

Provide funding to put up fences to protect wildlife as there’s often roadkill. We think animals deserve protection and help. We think it is disgraceful and disturbing to see many badgers, deers, foxes, pheasants, bunnies and many more that

Do not ban level 7 qualified non-medical aesthetic practitioners from practising

We want the Government to recognise level 7-qualified non-medical aesthetic practitioners as competent and safe when making decisions relating to the 2023 consultation on the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.

Mandate Training for Large Land Purchasers to Protect the Countryside

Large-scale land ownership requires key environmental, social, and economic duties. The law doesn’t require buyers of sizeable landholdings to prove basic countryside management, environmental or sustainable practices, allowing transactions

The UK Gov should divest itself of foreign currency reserves it holds in US$

At the end of December 2024, the UK Government and Bank of England held an estimated $58.5 billion of US dollar assets. We think we should divest ourselves of that holding. We think we should do so to reduce exposure to the US administr

Increase personal tax allowance for single parents

Increase the personal tax allowance for single parents. I believe there is little help for single parents who earn moderate salaries but may still struggle with raising their children.

Ban the use of private jets rather than putting additives in cow's food

Ban people from owning and using privates jets, which we think would replace the need for additives in cow feed to reduce their methane emissions.