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Front line security workers to receive perm key worker status and benefits

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To ensure front line security professionals recieve key worker status and benefits permanently and receive recognition as a professional industry.
We need the Government to recognise the security industry and support its hard working staff. They come to work in times of danger and keep the work places open, sometimes at the risk of their families and loved ones.

They are under valued and under estimated every day and permanent recognition from the government will help professionalise the industry and the people working in it.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Other than for the purposes of the Covid-19 lockdown, there is no keyworker status with specific associated benefits

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do specifically for security staff.

Timeline

20 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
29 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Sep 2020

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