{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776176.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":776176,"attributes":{"action":"Stop ageism in the recruitment process","background":"We are calling on the government to tighten regulations in the HR industry to stop the unregulated use of AI tools that unfairly discriminate against middle-aged and older workers.","additional_details":"In a zero-barrier-to-entry industry, recruitment companies no longer respond to job applicants, and ghosting mid-life applicants is having devastating unintended effects. Only 10% of recruitment companies are members of the REC regulatory board, yet thousands operate in the UK today. Not legally required to track age-related data, currently, recruitment companies cannot be held legally accountable for age-related hiring bias.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2026-07-05T20:20:28.767Z","updated_at":"2026-08-18T16:27:41.497Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-31T10:12:14.233Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-05T20:50:00.000Z","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":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: \"Ban the use of AI in job recruitment processes\" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762292"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}