Petition · past parliament

Introduce random drug tests for working MP's

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

In many occupations requiring responsible behavior people are subject to random drug testing. Politicians and in particular the government have a responsibility to the whole nation and should be subject to the same tests

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.