Petition · past parliament
Calling for a debate on a motion of no confidence in Mr Duncan Smith
Closed
2,258 signatures
What the petition asks
Iain Duncan Smith should resign as work and pensions secretary after it emerged more than 4,000 people have died within six weeks of being found "fit for work" by the department
On Wednesday the government was forced to release figures that showed that between December 2011 to February 2014, 4,010 people died after being told they should find work following a "Work Capability Assessment".
The DWP stressed that "any causal effect between benefits and mortality cannot be assumed from these statistics".
Timeline
| 28 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,258
Status
Closed
Opened
28 Aug 2015
Closed
28 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.