Petition · past parliament
To look into the private care sector.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The private care industry is in chaos.
Not just due to the Covid19 out break but for many years previous.
The government needs to step in and stop certain care providers making vast profits whilst staff and service users are suffering from lack of training to supply of PPE
Not just due to the Covid19 out break but for many years previous.
The government needs to step in and stop certain care providers making vast profits whilst staff and service users are suffering from lack of training to supply of PPE
It has been indemic within the private care industry that profit is all.
That's not all care providers but there a alot that practise this philosophy.
Local councils are not helping by allowing care package prices to be dictated by the providers.
Wages within the industry are terrible compared to the job the carers do.
This crisis we are in could be the catalyst for the private care sector to be changed for the better.
I am proposing that the wage for carers is increased to £10 an hour.
That's not all care providers but there a alot that practise this philosophy.
Local councils are not helping by allowing care package prices to be dictated by the providers.
Wages within the industry are terrible compared to the job the carers do.
This crisis we are in could be the catalyst for the private care sector to be changed for the better.
I am proposing that the wage for carers is increased to £10 an hour.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you are concerned about the delivery of social care, but we can only accept petitions that request a specific action, and it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS: We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS
You could start a petition calling on the Government to hold a review of the delivery and cost of social care, if that is what you want to happen.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS: We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS
You could start a petition calling on the Government to hold a review of the delivery and cost of social care, if that is what you want to happen.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 22 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.