{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/601778.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":601778,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Cap vets' fee for pet travel certificates to £50 (current price: £150-200)","background":"Since Brexit, travelling in and out of the UK has become even more difficult and expensive. Pets passport was a one time cost of £60. Now vets are carghing £150-£200/certificate, and even more for rushed service. The government should cap the prices to protect consumers from vets' absurd charges","additional_details":"It does not seem that there are market solutions currently charging a fairer price for the service, and vets are hence free to charge exorbitant prices and justify it stating that it is a lot of paperwork. Actually, it is not. The government should cap prices to £50/certificate and create a portal that allows for an even quicker way to create certificates for vets so that practices can no longer justify charging £200/certificate.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2021-11-23T11:26:55.428Z","updated_at":"2021-11-29T09:53:37.183Z","rejected_at":"2021-11-29T09:53:36.365Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-11-23T12:06:18.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nDecisions about charges for veterinary services are a matter for individual vets, not the Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nWe could accept a petition calling on the Government to set up a national system to provide animal health certificates at a fixed cost, if that is what you want to happen."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}