Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Specialist Cleaners to be added as Critical or Key Workers COVID-19 pandemic

Closed 119 signatures

What the petition asks

Specialist Cleaning Staff Must be Considered as essential Critical or Key Workers to help with the COVID-19 pandemic who are needed more than ever to ensure we not only maintain but elevate hygiene standards in the UK in order to come out of this crisis quicker.
Specialist cleaners have the staff, products, training, equipment and machinery to reduce the risk to human health by providing & maintaining clean, sanitised and safe premises and environments to help with the prevention of spreading this silent killer.

Timeline

23 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
23 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 119
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 23 Apr 2020
Closed 23 Oct 2020

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