Ensure that the British Red Cross keep event first aid as a core service

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The British Red Cross event first aid service made up of 4000 volunteers (20% of all volunteers) will cease due to the pressure on donated funds.

After 150yrs of service, saving hundreds of lives and benefiting thousands more the service is set to be discontinued

Last week the British Red Cross announced that this service will cease due to the pressure the service applies to donated funds. During 2018 this service required a total of £2,000,000 of support from charitable donations in order to provide medical care to 11,500 people – a cost of £173. 91 per person.

The closure impacts the communities of the UK by reducing resilience, requiring events to be cancelled as well as reducing the chance for people to volunteer within their communities.

Why it was rejected

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

This is a decision for the British Red Cross and not the UK Government and Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking to government to provide more funding to charities that provide first aid at events, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

27 Oct 2019	Petition opened for signatures
30 Oct 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Oct 2019

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