Petition · past parliament

Make £10ph the minimum starting wage for sia staff across the uk

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We in the security industry have seen a rise in security companies exploiting operatives with low pay and abysmal working conditions which isn’t ideal when the industry on a whole is becoming more dangerous with antisocial behaviour and violent crimes on the rise while police numbers have dropped.
Sia licensed security operatives who work in universities,retail,nightclubs etc are having to deal with more antisocial behaviour/violent crime than ever before. We are first on scene to diffuse or detain the situation and are potentially putting our lives at risk trying to stop/reduce this behaviour so people visiting these establishments can have a pleasant experience.
Evidence to back this claim can be found on any job site across the uk and crime statistics across the uk

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

4 Sep 2018 Petition opened for signatures
12 Sep 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Sep 2018

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