New Year's Honours 2021 to go ONLY to key workers on the frontline

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

This year, 2020, we should let those key workers who are risking their lives, often for very little pay, know how much we appreciate them and ALL new year's honours should go to them and NONE should go to politicians, sports people, entertainers or business people.

The New Year’s honours are a fabulous tradition and there are many people who are amazing, the top of their fields, great charity workers and have put their necks in the public domain for the betterment of the UK. But this year, a clear simple message is needed to make sure that only those who are selflessly putting their fellow citizens first, even at the risk of their lives, should be honoured.

Why it was rejected

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

We cannot accept petitions that call for specific awards or honours, such as the George Cross, to be given to individuals or organisations, because we can only accept petitions about matters for which the Government or Parliament are responsible for.

There is an independent process for considering nominations for awards and honours, and advising the Queen on granting these, so it is not something the Government or Parliament can do.

The Government has announced that it is delaying Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday honours list until the Autumn so people who have made a contribution to the fight against coronavirus can be recognised and celebrated: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/oliver-dowdens-statement-on-coronavirus-covid-19-20-may-2020

You can nominate someone who has made an exceptional contribution to the response to the coronavirus crisis in the UK for an award here: https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-for-coronavirus-work

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for a similar action:

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Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19: Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19

Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19: Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19.

Timeline

19 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 May 2020

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