Petition · past parliament

Repeal Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Closed 612 signatures

What the petition asks

Because all workers in the UK deserve the same workers rights! Prison Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland do no currently have the right to take strike action over legitimate disputes!
The Scottish government have this week given back Scottish Prison Officers the right to take strike action, the same must be afforded to colleagues in the rest of the U.K.!

Timeline

11 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 612
Status Closed
Opened 11 Mar 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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