Increase the safety regulations surrounding the role of prison officers

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Mental health of prison officers is the worst it has ever been with the rise in the prison population and consistent cutbacks to funding.
We want more support for prison officers readily available as well as greater funding to provide a growth in officer numbers.

This year we have seen 7159 assaults on staff, a 32% rise from previous years (MOJ, 2017).
England and Wales have a prison population of 85,000 (MOJ, 2016) which is rising by an average of 3.4% a year; something the Government refuse to keep up with in terms of officer numbers.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you're concerned about the safety of prison officers, but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like to be made to any safety regulations. We're also not sure what support you'd like to be available.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

2 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
7 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Nov 2017

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