UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Add NHS, police and other public sector IDs to list of accepted ID for voting

Closed on

The new Voter ID legislation currently excludes NHS ID as permissible ID for voting in person, the same applies to police ID and other IDs for public sector workers. I have been told about several NHS staff being turned away at polling stations due to this.

NHS staff, police, council employees and others undergo extensive security checks as part of their role. They are trusted to perform safety critical work, to deprive people in UK of their liberty, to maintain confidentiality and to administer life-saving treatment.

NHS staff have their credentials checked repeatedly. Surely NHS ID (and similar ID) should be able to be added to the list of photo ID that is acceptable for voting in person.

449 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 12 November 2023.