Petition · past parliament

Introduce sanctions to STOP anonymous, false & malicious complaints to Ofsted.

Closed 1,890 signatures

What the petition asks

For too long those in the education & care sector have been at the mercy of disgruntled employees and/or families who are able to make anonymous, malicious & false complaints to Ofsted.
The impact can be detrimental to the organisation involved & is costing the UK tax payer unnecessarily.
The impact on the organisation can be detrimental if the malicious complaint becomes public. Resulting in a tarnished reputation and/or closure of a service in come instances.

We are petitioning for Ofsted & the Government to introduce fines to those making false & malicious complaints.
This means no more anonymous complaints can be received.

This change will safeguard organisations, save money & help tighten up Ofsted's complaints procedures.

Timeline

1 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
1 Sep 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,890
Status Closed
Opened 1 Mar 2018
Closed 1 Sep 2018

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