{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/778914.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":778914,"attributes":{"action":"Require retailers and supermarkets to offer a self-checkout discount","background":"We call on the UK Government to require supermarkets and large retailers to give customers a 20% discount for using self-service checkouts.\r\n\r\nCustomers do work once done by paid staff. Retailers save money through automation, so customers should share those savings.","additional_details":"Self-service checkouts are now common in many supermarkets, with fewer staffed tills available. Customers often have little choice but to scan, bag and pay for their own shopping while still paying the same prices. Retailers benefit from lower staffing costs and improved efficiency, yet those savings are rarely passed on to consumers. A 20% discount would ensure the financial benefits of self-service technology are shared more fairly with customers.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":12,"closing_date":"2027-03-11","created_at":"2026-08-05T02:31:53.392Z","updated_at":"2026-09-12T08:10:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-11T14:12:22.663Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-17T15:33:00.000Z","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":"Qamar Mehmood","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":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":12}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Coventry East","ons_code":"E14001180","mp":"Mary Creagh MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Coventry South","ons_code":"E14001182","mp":"Zarah Sultana MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Penistone and Stocksbridge","ons_code":"E14001423","mp":"Dr Marie Tidball MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Preston","ons_code":"E14001433","mp":"Sir Mark Hendrick MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":6},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}