Rejected petition: Introduce a statutory duty to identify and address systemic cumulative harm
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Introduce legislation requiring public bodies to identify, assess, prevent and address systemic cumulative harm caused or compounded by repeated statutory breaches, organisational failures, actions, omissions and the combined impact of decisions across public services.
Systemic failures are causing significant harm to people and families. Repeated delays, unlawful practices and failures to act can compound harm across services. Complaints and investigations often examine incidents in isolation, overlooking their collective impact and shifting organisational responsibility onto those affected. Public bodies must be held accountable for systemic cumulative harm, with enforceable duties to correct statutory breaches, address harm caused and prevent recurrence.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We find your petition to be unclear. Most public bodies are already under a duty to report many categories of statutory breaches and likewise act to provide redress or avoid chances of repetition.
We can't establish in what areas these duties and responibilities don't already apply to which you might be referring.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.