Petition · past parliament

Unemployment and behaviour rehabilitation. National service.

Closed 162 signatures

What the petition asks

1. Children/Adults on leaving school will be enrolled in a national service programme if they are not in employment or further education with 3 months of leaving school.

2. Young offenders 16-25 are entered into the national service programme for rehabilitation.
1a. They will recieve a set of skills and further education for a good platform in life and to be a working citizen.
1b. They recieve a wage which pays taxes back not benefits.
1c. Money taken and put into a fund for them when service is finished to help them with a start in life.

2a. Takes down over crowding in prisons.
2b. Gives them a set of skills and trade to give back something to community's. Something were they feel wanted.
2c. Reduces tax payers costs to prisoners.
2d. Pays taxes back.

Timeline

19 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 162
Status Closed
Opened 19 Aug 2016
Closed 19 Feb 2017

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