Petition · past parliament

Allow Emergency Services to queue skip, in food and drink establishments.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Emergency Services in the United Kingdom, go above and beyond duty, every time they put their uniform on.

Consequently, whenever they get a minute to grab some food or drink, they can be caught up in queues and then end up having to leave, prior to eating.
I think it should be nationally accepted that all Emergency Services employees, are able to skip public queues for refreshments. Thus allowing them to eat and drink as quick as possible, prior to having to rush off again.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

At the moment, this would be a decision for individual businesses, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you'd like Parliament to make this a legal requirement, you could start a new petition asking for that.

Timeline

27 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
2 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Aug 2018

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