UK Parliament Petitions

Permit childminders to claim funding for children who they are related to

Childminders should be permitted to claim funding for children who are related to them, provided all eligibility criteria and safeguarding requirements are met. It should be accessible to childminders caring for related children, ensuring e

Review family planning support for parents who lose custody

Review support and intervention for parents who continue having children after losing custody. Strengthen safe-parenting programs, accountability, and access to voluntary or mandatory family-planning resources until they can provide a stabl

Fund a universal Government Grant for all PGCE trainee teachers

I want the Government to fund a universal grant for all PGCE trainee teachers. This could ensure every subject is valued equally, remove financial barriers to entering the profession, and help address the national teacher shortage by suppor

Fund provision of a tablet for every pupil in KS2 and above to support learning

To support educating our children in a technologically advanced world, fund the provision of tablets to learners, to access apps for educational purposes. Make these Government-issued devices available to learners from the moment they reach

Include content on tics in the curriculum and improve awareness in workplaces

Add content on tics disorders and resources to the PSHE curriculum. Fund awareness campaigns to improve understanding of tics in the workplace.

5 year ILR route for those with UK university higher education qualification

Keep 5 years route to get ILR status for those who came to UK to study (RFQ Level 6 or above) from UK universities and then switched to Tier 2 Skilled Worker Visa. These are the people who have invested 1-4 years in their education and then

Fund training for young entrepreneurs and create tax incentives

Support young entrepreneurs by funding training on fundraising, financing, and scaling startups in tech and other high-growth sectors. Introduce stronger tax incentives to boost innovation, investment to help incubate and grow more young en

Mandate food businesses keep nut containing products separate

Government should regulate food businesses to mandate that nut containing products must be kept separate from other products during storage, preparation and sale. This also includes whilst on display in food selling environments

Abolish "Polkey deductions" in compensation for unfair dismissal

The “Polkey deduction” lets tribunals reduce compensation for unfair dismissal by estimating the chance an employee would have been dismissed even if a fair process had been followed. We think this undermines the statutory right to a fair p

Stop Ltd companies offsetting loan interest or other expenses for rental income

We believe there’s a total disparity in an individual buying a house to rent and not being able to offset loan interest payments or refurbishments and updates to property that are considered ‘capital expenditure’ against rental income, wher

Allow Digital ID to be stored in all native mobile wallets

The Government is planning on introducing a gov.uk digital wallet. We believe that allowing the Government's proposed Digital ID to be stored in alternative wallets to a gov.uk wallet will help with public confidence and prove it can't be a

Fund subsidised school uniforms

Please help many families by funding subsidised school uniforms so that people don't have to go into their overdraft or use buy now pay later to be able to afford them. This is becoming more of a reality for many people that simply don't ha

Legislate for tenants to give two weeks’ notice if cancelling social home swap

Tenants swapping homes should have to sign a legal document preventing them from pulling out of a mutual exchange at least two weeks before the move.

Do not sell seized cryptocurrency

There are reports the Government could sell seized cryptocurrency. I would like the Government to commit to not doing this.

Introduce minimum pricing threshold for alcohol for large hospitality chains

We think that large chains routinely slash the prices of their beers, wines, and spirits to levels independents often cannot match. They have massive buying power.

Launch a review of the Domestic Abuse Protection Order system

We urge the Government to launch an urgent review of the Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) system in order to look into reforming the system. Currently, DAPOs can be issued where there is insufficient evidence to charge someone who is

Speed Up DBS Checks for Taxi and Private Hire Drivers

We urge the government to: Introduce a fast-track process for licensed taxi and private hire drivers Ensure clearer communication and better accountability between the police, DBS, and licensing authorities Improve processing times to

Reduce 20 year route to ILR to 15 years

We think the people who entered UK legally may have overstayed due to some personal situations should be given right to apply for ILR in 15 years instead of 20 years keeping human rights in mind.

Replace the Spring Bank Holiday with a November Bank Holiday

The Spring Bank Holiday comes soon after Easter and May Day bank holidays, creating a logjam of bank holidays. We think it would be better to move this to November around Remembrance Sunday.

Funding so every under 1 in A&E, urgent care, paediatrics to have urine sample

I want every baby under one in these services to be fully checked out with a urine sample. I think this would help early detection and treatment of sepsis.

Fund training for staff to recognise spiritual experience in mental health care

Ensure spiritual experiences are recognised in mental health care. Fund training for staff to distinguish them from illness, protect disabled individuals from coercion, and prevent wrongful sectioning and overmedication through trauma-infor

Create a new legal designation for political parties as distinct legal entities

Create a new legal designation for political parties to prevent them from acting as corporations.

Collect water from motorways & add more lighting to make them safer to drive on

Improve safety around driving on motorways by collecting rain water which could then be used to clear debris of the roads and be used to aid cleaning motor vehicle crashes. Also add more lights around motorways which could alert drivers to

Require companies to pay domiciliary care workers for on-call night shifts

We urge the Government to require companies to pay domiciliary care workers fair wages for on-call night shifts, similar to on-call firefighters. We think this change would recognise their essential role and ensure they are compensated for

Stop self-employed parents from using the CMS

Stop self-employed parents from using the Child Maintenance Service for maintenance payments and income calculations.