Create a volunteering service for 16-18 year olds to help with Covid-19.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Many 16-18 year olds are sat at home with nothing to do. With most jobs needing to be at least 18 years old, this is only way we can make our youth more productive during this time of crisis.

I am a 16 year old who, like most others, are sat at home with not much to do for the next couple of weeks/months. After participating in 2 weeks of work experience at a hospital, I immediately felt like I should return in the near future. Many young people are motivated to help the country, especially during these challenging times. So I believe that the youth can make themselves much more useful when it comes to irradicating this disease.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government has published guidance on how you can help during coronavirus, including opportunities to volunteer: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-how-to-help-safely--2/coronavirus-how-to-help-safely

The NHS has also called for NHS Volunteer Responders, although recruitment is temporarily paused: https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS

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

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

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

25 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 May 2020

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