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We are concerned that current coronial practice is inconsistent, and essential evidence is often missing. Ministry of Justice guidance already recommends toxicology even in suspected suicides, but it is not mandatory. Government should require toxicology in every sudden, unexpected or unexplained death to ensure accurate, scientific and consistent investigations.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":45,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-04T19:46:17.390Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T14:17:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T16:00:40.688Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-11T14:50:30.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Colette Seddon","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":780803,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780803.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Mandate availability of digital blue badges by law throughout the country","background":"Disabled parking permits are physical blue badges which require users to remember to display them. They're often stolen so cars with blue badges are more liable to break-ins. We feel digital badges (with an option of physical ones) would allow for safer street & public parking for disabled drivers.","additional_details":"There are digital parking permits available to those who pay for permits or parking fees, but drivers who hold blue badges have to rely on displaying the physical badge. The technology to enable digital blue badge permits exists, but implementing it isn't mandatory so it hasn't been. Disabled drivers are fined if they forget to display their badge, while drivers with digital permits don't need to remember them at all. Make both physical and digital badges available to blue badge holders by amending  the law.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":17,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-08-31T21:56:44.380Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:12:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T15:53:30.433Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-02T18:55:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Julia Gazdag","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781676,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781676.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Add Plant-Based Milk to Healthy Start","background":"Include fortified plant-based milk alternatives in the Healthy Start scheme, so eligible families can use Healthy Start payments to buy suitable non-dairy milk instead of cow’s milk.","additional_details":"Healthy Start supports families to buy nutritious food and milk, but plant-based milk is not included. Families may choose plant-based alternatives for ethical, religious or dietary reasons, including allergies and intolerances. Fortified plant-based milks can provide important nutrients such as calcium and vitamin B12. We believe eligible families should have the same freedom of choice and be able to use Healthy Start payments towards fortified plant-based milk instead of cow’s milk.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":13,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-11T21:46:22.895Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:11:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T15:35:52.683Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-12T09:46:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Rae Needham","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781695,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781695.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop serious offenders changing their names to hide their criminal past","background":"Change the law to prevent people convicted of serious offences from concealing their criminal history through name changes, including after release from prison.","additional_details":"A new name should not hide a serious conviction. We want stronger restrictions on name changes for people convicted of serious offences, including after release from prison. Any permitted change should remain traceable to previous identities and convictions in police records and relevant safeguarding checks. The aim is to protect victims and the public by preventing offenders from using a new identity to conceal a history that is relevant to others’ safety.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":46,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-12T06:39:55.545Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T00:05:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T15:09:24.809Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-12T07:27:40.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Emma Watson","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781569,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781569.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow parents to receive cash equivalent to childcare support if they prefer","background":"Give parents a choice in how they use Government childcare support. Instead of only funding childcare, give eligible parents the option to receive equivalent financial support to stay at home and care for their own baby or young child. Let parents choose what is best for their family.","additional_details":"Every family is different, and parents should have a genuine choice in how they use Government childcare support. Instead of only funding childcare, give eligible parents the option to receive equivalent financial support to stay at home and care for their own baby or young child. Let parents choose what is best for their family: childcare or more time at home.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":95,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-10T19:04:40.836Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T09:05:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T14:46:08.237Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-10T19:55:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Sophie Torbica","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781490,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781490.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Create new compensation scheme and mandate automatic delay repay for UK flights","background":"Legislate to mandate an automatic refund system for flight delays over 1 hour, irrespective of cause. The original retailer, broker or airline must pay passengers, and NATS must be legally mandated to reimburse them when ATC is at fault.","additional_details":"Passengers face a broken system where loopholes deny payouts. Parliament must enact automatic refunds: 25% for 1-hour, 50% for 2-hour, and 100% for 3-hour delays. Calculations must include the full basket price (fare, taxes, luggage, seats, extras). Whoever took the payment - retailer, broker, travel agent, airline - must refund the passenger within 14 calendar days. Crucially, NATS's financial immunity must end so ATC legally reimburses the supply chain when their failures cause the disruption.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":30,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-09T23:33:36.873Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T13:31:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T14:43:53.052Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-10T10:05:40.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Peter Zahemszky","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781491,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781491.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Call for UN action to protect all children from hazardous sea crossings","background":"Propose a UN initiative under the Convention on the Rights of the Child to require member states to prevent minors, regardless of origin, from being placed on unseaworthy vessels and subjected to life-threatening sea crossings, treating maritime child endangerment as a global safeguarding crisis.","additional_details":"Every child has a fundamental right to safety, regardless of nationality or background. Placing children onto unseaworthy vessels across hazardous shipping lanes puts them in extreme danger, even when departing safe nations.\r\n​Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, states must safeguard children's right to life. The UK Government should lead at the UN to ensure member states actively intervene to prevent maritime child endangerment at launch points.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":30,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-10T00:10:23.529Z","updated_at":"2026-10-09T12:21:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T14:11:34.001Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:40.000Z","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,"creator_name":"darren wheeler","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"FCDO","name":"Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781633,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781633.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Require an option for whole foods and non processed foods at schools","background":"Children should be able to have an option for whole and non processed foods as young children and young adults as it is extremely beneficial for brain development and hormones","additional_details":"","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":13,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-11T12:15:15.322Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T09:17:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T13:14:54.898Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-11T12:28:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Charlie Moore","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781595,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781595.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Establish an official annual Women’s Health Awareness Week in England","background":"Women's health campaigns across England are fragmented, with no national platform to unite them. We call on the UK Government to establish an official annual Women's Health Awareness Week, delivering on its own Women's Health Strategy and matching other countries like the US, NZ and Australia.","additional_details":"England already has many valuable women's health campaigns, covering individual conditions, life stages and areas of health, but they remain fragmented with no single national week to unite them. The Government's own Women's Health Strategy recognises the need for better information, education and awareness. An official Awareness Week would connect these campaigns, working with the NHS, workplaces and charities to promote evidence-based information and boost public engagement and knowledge.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":394,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-11T08:15:13.553Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T10:58:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T12:39:00.573Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-11T12:07:50.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Stephanie Shroot","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":780979,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780979.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Raise income tax threshold to £18,000","background":"Before he became Prime Minister, the PM has previously hinted at increasing the tax thresholds which have been frozen since 2021. ","additional_details":"These are currently due to continue to be frozen for the next 5 years. We want the Government to raise the thresholds to £18,000 as we believe millions of people are hurting financially.\r\n\r\nThe Prime Minister previously hinted at raising the allowances, we believe he is now apparently back tracking.\r\n \r\nHad thresholds not been frozen in 2021 they today could be around £16,400 a year. Governments are expecting people to take what we feel is a 10 year pay freeze, which I believe is not acceptable.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":40,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-03T16:26:21.283Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T15:44:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T12:08:20.663Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-05T12:58:40.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Mike Haynes","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781497,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781497.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Amend family law to include unwanted indirect contact within “molestation”","background":"We want the Government to amend the Family Law Act 1996 to expressly provide that “molestation” can include unwanted contact made through, encouraged through, or facilitated by a third party connected to the respondent, whether or not that contact is threatening.","additional_details":"The Family Law Act 1996 does not define “molestation”, leaving courts to interpret whether indirect contact meets the threshold. We believe the law should expressly recognise unwanted contact made through relatives, friends or other third parties where it is instigated, encouraged or facilitated by the respondent, even if the contact itself is not threatening. A clear no-contact boundary should not be circumvented through others.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":21,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-10T06:46:58.829Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:10:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T11:44:11.649Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-10T13:58:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Anna Rothwell","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":778660,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/778660.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Empower councils to penalise landlords and seize crime-linked commercial units","background":"We call on the Government to grant local authorities statutory powers to penalise commercial property owners who repeatedly allow premises to harbour criminal activity or fall into severe decay. This must include expedited compulsory purchase powers to repossess and repurpose such units.","additional_details":"Temporary closure orders and small fines against transient operators fail to deter illegal activity on our high streets. Commercial landlords currently face minimal liability when their properties host persistent crime or rot into dangerous disrepair. Elevating penalties for negligent property owners and giving councils the authority to seize chronically offending premises will disrupt organised crime, restore town centres, and give legitimate independent businesses a fair opportunity.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":30,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-08-01T06:02:20.501Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T10:38:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T10:41:17.883Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-05T23:01:40.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Richie Legend","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MHCLG","name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781594,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781594.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make all UK Government websites free to access without mobile data charges","background":"Require mobile network operators to zero-rate all UK Government websites and online services, so they never use a person’s data allowance or require paid data. The Government should work with Ofcom and operators, cover delivery costs and include linked content needed to complete a service.","additional_details":"People should not have to pay for mobile data to claim benefits, use health services, find safety advice, apply for work or understand their rights. Ofcom estimates that 3.8% of UK adults rely on mobile data alone and 0.9% rely only on external connections. New Zealand’s Zero Data service shows a practical model: participating networks provide free access to government sites, with sponsoring agencies covering the data cost. Public services should be free at the point of access.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":131,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-11T08:06:18.227Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T10:48:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:57:08.717Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-11T08:54:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Matthew Hobbs","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DCMS","name":"Department for Culture, Media and Sport","url":""}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":780986,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780986.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Speed up Innovator Founder Visa decisions and enforce processing deadlines","background":"Require the Home Office to resolve Innovator Founder visa applications within the 8-week service standard and create a priority escalation channel for delayed business visas. Protracted delays can harm UK startup growth, disrupt international investment, and damage Britain’s tech economy.","additional_details":"Startup founders in the UK often face Home Office processing delays, some exceeding 12 months for 8-week Innovator Founder visas. These extraordinary delays can force companies to cancel investor meetings, miss international launches, and pause critical operations, threatening business survival. We want the Government to enforce statutory deadlines, introduce mandatory progress updates for delayed files, and establish a dedicated business help desk to protect UK innovation and economic growth.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":25,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-03T17:32:36.925Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:08:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:53:46.688Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-03T18:52:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Anush Venkataraman","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HO","name":"Home Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781479,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781479.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Mandate specialist input for neurological NHS continuing care assessment panels","background":"Mandate clinical specialists such as neurologists on assessment panels for complex neurological conditions. We believe many with complex neurological conditions (Posterior cortical atrophy, Parkinson's, MND, atypical dementias) can face systemic refusal of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding.","additional_details":"We are concerned that integrated Care Boards (ICBs) can reclassify severe visual, spatial, behavioural and cognitive needs as \"social care,\" shifting 24/7 care costs onto families. We believe generic panels lack neurological expertise, undervaluing complex symptoms. We feel that ICBs routinely breach the Coughlan precedent by stripping funding once skilled care stabilises patients.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":258,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-09T20:10:23.057Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T10:18:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:42:08.054Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-09T20:18:50.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Ivana Sidey","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":780739,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780739.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make protective motorcycle clothing a legal requirement","background":"We want the Government to make the wearing of protective safety equipment for the body as important as wearing a helmet by making it a legal requirement for motorcyclists. We believe this is about saving lives.","additional_details":"By signing this petition, you can help us call on the Government to do the right thing, by protecting some of the most vulnerable road-users in the country. In 2019, 336 bikers were killed in the UK. My father was one. Since then I have watched my family battle with the consequences of losing him, and it's not something I want others to face.\r\n\r\nThe current law is firm about the wearing of motorcycle helmets but this isn't the case for other forms of safety equipment, although studies show such equipment can reduce the risk of and severity of injuries. We want to close this loophole in our laws, and make 'dressing for the slide and not the ride' a legal need.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":72,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-08-30T19:58:10.791Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T10:24:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:40:19.304Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-30T20:44:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Mr TC Gallimore Barker","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781114,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781114.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Expand home university fee eligibility to UK residents without settled status","background":"This petition is to make UK residents regardless of immigration status or timeline eligible for home university fees. All immigrants living in the UK should have the right to a fair education at higher level in England.","additional_details":"Knowing well that many immigrants are from low income families, we are asked to pay at least 3 times the home fees in tuition alone. Many with no support or help. We work hard, contribute but are held back simply because of a passport colour. We believe this is unfair. We feel that a lot of immigrant children work twice as hard ie work, school, family contributions, just to be on the same level as other kids and are still held back and put on hold by situations they can't control.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":2650,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-05T05:03:57.719Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T11:06:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:36:33.302Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-05T10:53:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Chinonye Cordelia Osakwe","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781211,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781211.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Require local authorities to prioritise HMO demand in new developments","background":"I ask the Government to consider changing planning policy so that demand for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) is met through new developments rather than converting existing family homes. Where there is a demonstrated local need, planning authorities could work with developers","additional_details":"With more homes required HMOs can play a role in this but should not significantly affect established residential communities where family houses are increasingly converted into HMOs. This can cause pressure on parking, waste management, noise, crime, drug misuse, and effect local infrastructure and community stability. We believe a better approach would be new housing developments providing purpose-built HMO or shared-living rather than allowing established family neighbourhoods to become affected by this.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":11,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-06T12:45:23.765Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T16:18:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:32:37.479Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-06T15:02:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"colin wild","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MHCLG","name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781138,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781138.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make AI education a standalone subject in the national curriculum from KS1","background":"We want the Government to make artificial intelligence a distinct subject in the national curriculum, taught from KS1, rather than teaching AI primarily through Computing. Children could learn how AI behaves, its capabilities and limitations, and how to think critically about it.","additional_details":"AI is a new technology and we think it must be taught as a standalone subject from KS1. AI agents already perform human jobs and children still need to learn things that AI can do. It can answer questions about identity, feelings and belonging. As a child psychotherapist, I see what children carry and how they can lose a sense of self, connection and trust in their own thinking. Other countries are already teaching AI from early years.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":14,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-05T12:53:44.575Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:07:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:20:24.153Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-06T13:39:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Rukhiya Budden","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781311,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781311.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Pause military support for Ukraine and hold a referendum","background":"The government has spent billions supporting Ukraine in the conflict. We believe this has no strategic or economic interest to the UK and that it’s adversely affected the cost of energy and of living. There should be a pause in the policy until there is a national debate and referendum on the issue.","additional_details":"We believe the UK should have remained neutral in the conflict in 2022. There have been many casualties since then on both sides. The UK has officially given Ukraine £16bn in military support and we think now the government is risking British security by its support for Ukraine. Some of the sanctions and policies against Russia have also contributed to the major rise in energy and cost of living costs since the conflict began.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":396,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-07T15:57:53.811Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T10:44:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:17:28.960Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-07T16:26:10.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Anthony Webber","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoD","name":"Ministry of Defence","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781034,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781034.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Review 5G mast planning laws","background":"Review 5G mast planning laws to ensure that their visual impact is mitigated and people are safe from any potential long-term harm to health, especially in areas close to homes, schools, nurseries and parks.","additional_details":"Relaxed 5G planning laws have seen much larger masts installed across towns - close to where people live, work and children go to school, creating a huge visual disturbance.\r\n \r\nThe appearance of towns must be protected and any potential long term health impact of 5G taken into greater consideration. Potential health impacts are considered in the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology report on the 'Health Impact of 5G'.\r\n \r\nThis petition would like the government to enact more stringent 5G planning laws.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":51,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-04T10:30:24.617Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T09:15:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T09:12:57.681Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-05T10:06:10.000Z","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,"creator_name":"ROBERTA CRANE BURROWS","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MHCLG","name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781547,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781547.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow courts to waive victim surcharges where no identifiable victim exists","background":"Make victim surcharges discretionary when an offence causes no direct loss, injury or trauma to an identifiable victim. Victim services need proper funding, but automatically charging people in victimless cases is misleading and unfair. Courts should decide when the surcharge is justified.","additional_details":"The surcharge is calculated from the sentence imposed, not from harm caused to an identifiable victim. This means people can be ordered to pay a “victim surcharge” when nobody suffered direct loss, injury or trauma. Victim services are important, but they should receive secure and transparent public funding. Giving courts discretion to waive or reduce the charge in genuinely victimless cases would make sentencing fairer without withdrawing support from real victims.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":12,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-09-10T14:33:38.938Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:07:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T08:51:32.463Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-11T07:43:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Christopher Alexander Whiting","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":781568,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781568.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Exempt childminders with domestic premises from the new EYFS sleep rules","background":"We urge the Government to exempt domestic childminding settings from the new EYFS sleep rules. We believe childminders should be allowed to use their own professional judgement on a safe place for children to sleep. We are home-from-home settings and often work alone in one room with limited space.","additional_details":"We believe a one size fits all approach ignores children’s individual sleep needs and can result in children being unable to sleep because they won’t settle – which is neither practical nor in children’s best interests. We believe childminders must be trusted to use professional judgement and provide a safe, suitable place for each child to sleep, including a pram, pushchair or sofa where appropriate.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":281,"closing_date":"2027-04-05","created_at":"2026-09-10T19:00:36.272Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T09:04:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-05T15:50:41.788Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-10T19:49:20.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Sarah Nunn","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":780580,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780580.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Legally require restaurants and fast food chains to cater for diabetics","background":"Introduce mandatory laws requiring restaurants and fast-food chains to offer diabetic-friendly meal options certified by health and nutrition professionals, utilizing low-glycemic ingredients and healthy alternatives for diabetic people rather than just standard carbohydrates.","additional_details":"The UK faces a major diabetes epidemic, with 6M people estimated to be living with diabetes, and 1.3M of those undiagnosed. Diabetics are often excluded from dining out due to high-glycemic commercial menus. It is unacceptable for anyone to tell them to \"just eat a salad\"; plain salad lacks vital protein and amino acids needed for basic health. We want restaurants to be legally required to provide core menu alternatives for diabetics rather than just standard carbs, such as chip shops offering low-glycemic sweet potato options alongside white potatoes.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":17,"closing_date":"2027-04-05","created_at":"2026-08-27T20:40:48.370Z","updated_at":"2026-10-08T21:10:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-05T15:34:38.555Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-28T03:11:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":"John Brown","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DBIST","name":"Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":777678,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/777678.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Change urinary incontinence to bladder health for NHS strategies & fund campaign","background":"Direct the NHS to replace the term \"urinary incontinence\" with \"bladder health\" as the primary term in all NHS strategies, including in England's Women's Health Strategy, neighbourhood women's health services and Women's Health Hubs.\r\n","additional_details":"We would also like the Government to fund a national campaign for retailers and pharmacies to adopt the same terminology in store.\r\n\r\n14 million people in the UK live with urinary incontinence, including one in three women, yet many hide it due to shame. Over half of women with pelvic floor symptoms never seek help; one in five say embarrassment is why.\r\n\r\nWe believe the term \"urinary incontinence\" is part of the problem. \"Bladder health\" could reframe the same conditions as something to manage, like heart or mental health. We're asking Government to require the NHS to make that change, and back the women who need it.\r\n","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":136,"closing_date":"2027-04-05","created_at":"2026-07-20T15:29:10.111Z","updated_at":"2026-10-11T10:39:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-05T14:58:36.646Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-20T15:43:30.000Z","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,"creator_name":"Frances Morrison","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}}]}