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Abandon job centre physical appointments and phone calls only.while coronavirus

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce job centre calls cancel physical meetings for claiments and new claiments due to health risks as being told to attend other wise you can't claim .a person claiming and attending could put their own family at risk to claim a benefit which could be done on phone.
For the public and their families that are immune compromised and fatal risks cause from coronavirus

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since you started this petition, the Government has announced it has suspended jobcentre appointments. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-support-for-employees-benefit-claimants-and-businesses

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

15 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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