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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces

Closed 4,759 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should create a new medal to be awarded to all NHS, Police, Fire Brigade, and Army personnel for continuing to work and putting the public first, at great personal risk, during the current Covid19 crisis.
Work in the emergency services is a dangerous profession under normal circumstances, where staff sacrifice personal freedoms to serve the public. Whilst the Covid19 crisis is an obvious and extreme example, this valiance builds on a foundation of daily selfless commitment and should be formally recognised by the public and state in the form of a medal.

Timeline

23 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
23 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,759
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 23 Mar 2020
Closed 23 Sep 2020

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