Petition · past parliament
MOD to accept applications from those with ASD diagnosis
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
December 2018 the MOD reported to have not met their recruitment targets yet continue to overlook applications from those on the autistic spectrum
Assessing risk in every situation is a given, but over looking such a large population of significantly talented people within our society is archaic!
Assessing risk in every situation is a given, but over looking such a large population of significantly talented people within our society is archaic!
Labour's Paula Sherriff, shadow minister for mental health, said while autism is not a mental health condition, people on the autistic spectrum often developed mental health conditions like anxiety.
Ms Sherriff called for a change in the law, saying current rules mean autistic people can be sectioned under the Mental Health Act even if they do not suffer a mental condition
Ms Sherriff called for a change in the law, saying current rules mean autistic people can be sectioned under the Mental Health Act even if they do not suffer a mental condition
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 UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure whether you're only concerned about people with autism being able to work for the MoD or you want changes to the law about autistic people and mental health.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure whether you're only concerned about people with autism being able to work for the MoD or you want changes to the law about autistic people and mental health.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 28 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.