UK Parliament Petitions

Stop child sex offenders living near schools & within victims’ communities

Children deserve to feel safe in their homes, schools and communities. Allowing convicted offenders to live close to schools or within the same town as their victims can cause fear, trauma and undermine public confidence in safeguarding mea

Hold public inquiry on safeguarding system and training in family courts

We think the Family Courts and social services, Cafcass, CPS are failing to safeguard children, overlooking evidence and allowing harmful practices. We want a public inquiry into accountability, what we see as systemic failings and bias, an

Stop road tax on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) from 2025

We believe that charging road tax on ZEVs risks undermining the UK’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions and reaching our net-zero targets.

Stop the deduction of carers allowance from people's Universal Credit award

Stop the deduction of Carers Allowance from the carers Universal Credit award, it shouldn’t be treated as an income.

Reduce the Motability Drive Smart age limit from 30 to 25

I want the government to reduce the Motability Drive Smart age to 25 and under because Motability already allows access to certain cars at 25. It’s inconsistent to set 30 for Drive Smart. Aligning policies ensures fairness and equal access

Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises on how to prevent and control infection i

Review the enforcement policy guidance for LAs to protect mobile home owners.

We call on the Government to review its enforcement policy guidance for Local Authorities, associated with the Mobile Homes Act 2013, to strengthen protections for residents living in Park Homes from the malpractices of rogue ownerships.

Repeal changes to immigration visa & settlement requirements announced 1/07/2025

We want the government to cancel all changes to the immigration and visa policy as set out on 01/07/25, effective 22/07/25. The new rules cut many eligible job roles, raised the salary threshold, and require that sponsored jobs have a unive

Remove the 28 day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder

There is no time limit on grief, families of murder victims should be allowed to apply outside of the 28 day time limit to appeal a murderers sentence given the trauma they have endured during the murder investigation and subsequent trial.

Mandate working a/c and heating systems on all new public transport vehicles

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly more frequent, so let's get working air conditioning and heating systems made a legal requirement before a new public service vehicle can go in to service.

Make it law to have working parking air conditioners in all HGVs

Pass a law to make it mandatory for all Heavy Goods Vehicles to have a fully working Parking Air Conditioning unit installed. HGV drivers’ lives can be at risk when parked up due to record breaking temperatures and we believe existing laws

Rule out BBC licence fee being linked to council tax

There have been reports of the licence fee being linked to council tax, following a media interview from the BBC Chairman that covered future funding. For the reasons stated below, this petition asks that the Government should rule this out

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill should be withdrawn

We believe the Troubles Bill contains provisions which current and former service personnel will find insulting and should not be proceeded with.

Provide more funding for further biomedical research and education on CFS/ME

We want the government to provide more funding for further biomedical research and education on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome. ME Association UK estimates there are currently over 250 000 people in the UK with ME/C

Stop mental health, ADHD & autism services review. Adopt report recommendations

Scrap the review into rising demand for Mental Health, ADHD & Autism services. Instead fund & implement the recommendations of the 'Time to Deliver' (Autism Act Committee) & ADHD Taskforce Part 2 reports. This would help end systemic failur

Do not implement Age-Based Eye Testing for Drivers Over 70 Years of Age

Withdraw proposals for mandatory eye or health tests applying only to drivers aged 70+. Some older drivers already renew licences more frequently and self-declare medical conditions, while some reports show that people aged 70+ are among th

Fair funding for Early Years Care: To allow quality, training, and transparency

1. Increase, publish and properly allocate funding to match the actual cost of delivery 2. Funding to support, train and retain skilled early years professionals 3. Allow providers to charge fair fees if funding doesn't meet the cost of d

Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings.

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises on how to prevent and control infection i

Devolve The Crown Estate In Wales

We are calling on the Government to devolve the Crown estate from Westminster to Wales, like it was devolved to Scotland in 2017. We believe that the appointment of a Crown Estate Commissioner doesn't go far enough, and that a radical chang

Make it mandatory for the NHS to offer scans at 9-10 weeks

Introduce early mandatory scanning at 9-10 weeks to help reduce miscarriages going undetected. 1 in 4 women suffer a miscarriage. 1-5% of these are known as a "missed miscarriage", which averagely happens between 6-9 weeks and are only dete

Ban banks from denying service to sex workers because of their work

Many sex workers are being denied banking services, including account closures and mortgage refusals, because their lawful work is labelled “high risk". Other sectors considered "high risk", such as gambling, have managed to negotiate terms

Extend parental bereavement leave after the loss of a child.

Currently UK bereavement leave for parents after the loss of a child is two weeks. We believe this is not enough time to begin to grieve or plan and have the funeral before returning to work. We want to get the law changed so parents have m

Extend NHS Learning Support Fund Eligibility to fully include MPharm Students

We ask the Government to fully include MPharm students in the NHS Learning Support Fund. We believe pharmacists are essential to NHS services, including Pharmacy First, yet many pharmacy students receive less support than other healthcare s

Introduce a benefits payment card that can be used for essentials only

To ensure that welfare money is being spent on essentials to help those in need, introduce a payment card that can only be used for things like food, clothes, school supplies etc. We are concerned that the tax-payer could be funding non-ess

Cap income used to calculate Child Maintenance to Minimum Wage over a 40hr week

We call on the UK Government to introduce a fair and sustainable cap on the income figure used to calculate CMS payments. We propose that the maximum weekly income considered for CMS assessments be limited to the equivalent of the National