Petition · past parliament

Require metal detectors at all mental health hospitals

Closed 157 signatures

What the petition asks

There have been several accounts in the past couple of months of staff members being stabbed by patients on general mental health units and also accounts of people attempting to bring armed weapons into the units. This puts staff, and other vulnerable patients at significant risk.

Timeline

13 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
13 Sep 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 157
Status Closed
Opened 13 Mar 2019
Closed 13 Sep 2019

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