Rejected petition Require community-based recruitment in public services using national statistics

We want the Government to introduce a national framework for community-based recruitment across public services, including schools, NHS, councils, and other public-sector bodies, based on official national and local statistics.

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Using nationally recognised data—such as census, labour market, and demographic statistics—would ensure community-based recruitment is fair, transparent, and evidence-led.
Aligning recruitment with local population data can improve representation, public trust, safeguarding in schools, service effectiveness, and workforce stability, while creating local employment opportunities without undermining merit-based selection.

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It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We cannot understand from the text of the petition exactly what it is that you want the Government to do.

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Date submitted 27 January 2026
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