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Petition · past parliament

Abolish health and "fit for work" assesments by ATOS and CAPITA

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

ATOS and CAPITA cause thousands of deaths and suicides per year by trying to force sick and disabled people into work and it needs to be stopped

Why it was rejected

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

End the Fit For Work tests as not fit for purpose, and investigate 9,580 deaths.

Timeline

7 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Nov 2016

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