Petition · past parliament

Open up the community centres and sports halls to homeless in cold weather.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Just read a news story about a guy freezing to death on the coldest night of the year. It reached -9'c here. Its a simply request, which would help in cold weather, not a quick fix, but a start!

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Government is not responsible for community centres and sports halls.

You could start a new petition calling on Parliament to change the law, to require anyone who is responsible for a community centre or a sports hall to open their premises to homeless people when the temperature falls below a certain level.

Timeline

2 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Dec 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Dec 2016

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